What is the youngest you'd breed a female ball?

As long as a female is up to breeding weight, what is the earliest you'd breed her?

New to the breeding scene and I know there are a lot of opinions. Your thoughts?

In december my female cinnamon will be 18 months and i'm gonna breed as long as she is at least 1600 grams.

18 months old female minimum 1500 grams, though I rather breed bigger girls.

I go 18 months 1500-1600, most dont take that early but I have had some do.

18-20 months and 1600 grams.:)

I refuse to breed a female younger than 3 years old. No matter the weight at any age younger she will be 3 years old and atleast 1500 grams at that age.

I am one of those odd ones I only feed once a week nothing more and nothing less. I know a lot of people do feed more often and everything and thats great for them but I would prefer my snakes to live longer and have a better life. It is just an opinion but that's the way I feel. I have nothing against anyone who does any different, we each ahve our own ways. Mine just works best for me and I feel the snake gets the best care that way.

I have heard horror stories and plan to breed females no sooner than two years, preferably three years. I don't want to deal with impacted eggs or a bunch of slugs. What's one more year when it comes to your female's life. I'm not a gambler.

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Originally Posted by tattlife2001

I refuse to breed a female younger than 3 years old. No matter the weight at any age younger she will be 3 years old and atleast 1500 grams at that age.

I am one of those odd ones I only feed once a week nothing more and nothing less. I know a lot of people do feed more often and everything and thats great for them but I would prefer my snakes to live longer and have a better life. It is just an opinion but that's the way I feel. I have nothing against anyone who does any different, we each ahve our own ways. Mine just works best for me and I feel the snake gets the best care that way.

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What makes you think that feeding any more or less than once a week will cause a snake to have a bad life and die any sooner than a snake that has a different feeding schedule? I'm sure you're just playing it safe, but what makes you think that a snake that gorges for a few months, then fasts every year, or a snake that eats a larger meal every 10-14 days would have a worse and shorter life? I'm just curious, because I see people say this a lot, but as far as I know, it's all speculation, making it just as likely that a snake that gorges itself, then fasts will end up living longer.

I would breed probably a 2 year old female, or how some people say it, a female who has gone through her second winter.

PS
To Isis, nice doberman pinscher, I have always wanted one!

I usually wait for my girls to be about 2yrs. and about 1400-1600 grams.

I have been lucky and gotten at least 6 eggs from every female 2 or older, so I'll stick with my luck streak! LMAO! :p