at what age are they passed there best for breeding?

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

Reptiles continue to grow slowly over the course of their life, right up until the day they die. Larger females usually produce larger clutches. So an old female will usually be bigger, and will lay more eggs.

From a species genetics standpoint, this is good. You want the old animals that have been successful and survived for a very long time to produce more offspring, and dominate the gene pool. From our perspective, this is also good--our older animals are even better producers than the younger ones.

This is typical of all reptiles--they do not undergo 'menopause', but continue to breed normally for as long as they live.

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I wouldnt say all reptiles, many lizards like beardies for example throw mutiple clutches for 3-4 years and then their production tails off dramatically and then stops but they live and thrive for many more years after the breeding years.

Just sayin;)