Re: Will she be BIG enough?
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Originally Posted by
LadyOhh
Plan for her breeding this year, don't be dissapointed if she doesn't go.
Such is the way of a Ball Python Breeder.
Haha heather that quote should be put into stone somewhere, so true
Re: Will she be BIG enough?
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Originally Posted by
iCandiBallPythons
Do you know the DOB?
She was produced in 2009, not sure which month.
Re: Will she be BIG enough?
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Originally Posted by
LadyOhh
Plan for her breeding this year, don't be dissapointed if she doesn't go.
Such is the way of a Ball Python Breeder.
Sounds good to me. Ideally I would like her to be up around 1500g - Is there any health reprocutions for breeding females at smaller sizes or is it not a common practice due to lack of infertility, sexual maturity, small clutch size etc.
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Originally Posted by
Jay_Bunny
The lowest I've bred a female is 1300g. She is an '07 and she gave me 5 beautiful eggs this season. I have a female who is an '08 and about 950g and eating like a champ. I plan on breeding her this season if she reaches 1400-1500g.
I'd just keep feeding her well and you might be able to start breeding her in the Spring and she'll just lay in the summer.
Sorry if this seems like a novice question - For spring breeding would you just induce their breeding cycle like you would in fall/winter by dropping the temperatures and following your typical breeding outline/schedule?
Re: Will she be BIG enough?
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Originally Posted by
el8ch
Sounds good to me. Ideally I would like her to be up around 1500g - Is there any health reprocutions for breeding females at smaller sizes or is it not a common practice due to lack of infertility, sexual maturity, small clutch size etc.
Sorry if this seems like a novice question - For spring breeding would you just induce their breeding cycle like you would in fall/winter by dropping the temperatures and following your typical breeding outline/schedule?
Some people think smaller females have a higher risk of becoming egg bound. I bred a 1300g female. She gave me 5 fertile eggs without any issues. She's back to eating like a champ now and gaining weight again. There is the issue of clutch size. Typically smaller females give you smaller clutch sizes and sometimes smaller eggs in general. Some people have observed that if females are bred small, their first clutch, and every clutch after that will be small. If you wait and breed a female at a larger size, her first clutch and every clutch after that will be large. That isn't always the case, of course, but often enough it is.
As far as breeding in the Spring, I do nothing special with my pythons when I breed them. Once I feel they are ready (big enough, old enough, etc) I throw in a male for 3 days, then give 3-4 days off. I throw the male in during rain/snow/storms, as low pressure systems tend to get them in the mood. I do not cool my tubs as I live in Virginia. I experience a natural drop in temperature in my house due to cooler temperatures outside. This seems to be enough for my girls, so it doesn't matter when I begin breeding. This past season I began breeding one girl in November (she laid in April), one girl in December (she laid in July), and one girl in March (she laid in July).
