Re: super pastel breed to what
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Originally Posted by
snakesRkewl
If the female eats really well I'll start breeding her at 1300-1400 grams and when they start their feeding frenzy they top 1500+ grams before they start building follicles.
If the female isn't the greatest eater I prefer to wait till they hit 1500 grams+
The size of the snake does not always correlate to larger clutches.
I have a 2500 gram girl that dropped 7 eggs and a 1500 gram girl that has 7 eggs.
I do prefer to breed the larger girls though, they just seem to do better and recover better after dropping eggs.
I would pick up a large normal or two and learn the whole breeding process with something not so expensive.
There's certainly nothing wrong with whole clutches of pastels :D
I've definately heard and read in quite a few places that the smaller the female the less chance of getting a good quantity of viable eggs. In fact, I know someone whos 2900 gram female laid a clutch of 13 :O and 12 of those hatches :gj:
I also know someone who has bred 2 different females under 1600 grams and both laid 4 eggs each and one of the eggs was a slug. So I don't know I assume each snake is different (just like each animal or human is different) but as a rule I would think breeding less than 1500 grams is not the greatest idea....as you said especially if they aren't great eaters.
Re: super pastel breed to what
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Originally Posted by
tikigator
I've definately heard and read in quite a few places that the smaller the female the less chance of getting a good quantity of viable eggs. In fact, I know someone whos 2900 gram female laid a clutch of 13 :O and 12 of those hatches :gj:
I also know someone who has bred 2 different females under 1600 grams and both laid 4 eggs each and one of the eggs was a slug. So I don't know I assume each snake is different (just like each animal or human is different) but as a rule I would think breeding less than 1500 grams is not the greatest idea....as you said especially if they aren't great eaters.
As a general rule I think you are correct but there are exceptions. For example this year I bred 1300 gram 5 year old female and a 3 year old 1800 gram female. They both laid 5 fertile eggs with no slugs. All eggs from both clutches hatched. The smaller snake has never been a strong feeder. This year she stopped eating when I started pairing. After a month or so of her refusing food I decided to throw a male with her. She was the last female to be paired up and she was the first to lay. I was worried about her after she laid because she was around 900 grams. She has eaten better in the 2 months since she laid than ever before. She already weighs more than she did before breeding.
