Albino female doesnt want to pair

from what I have read on this (and I have not done any breeding yet) you can at that weight....while there are instances of snakes becoming eggbound it is not something that happens often. There are also signs and way to assist if this should happen. Also you might not only try the temp drop but change the lighting cycle as well. Some breeders will drop down to a 8-10 hr. light cycle from a 12-14hr light cycle. This can also kick start them in some instances.

This information comes directly from The Complete Ball Pythons written by Kevin McCurley of Nerd.

(which I might add I got for Christmas and though it is a bit dated with the morphs....it is an amazing read and I recommend to everyone)!!

By the way again.....I have not done any breeding....I just do tons of research...

I don't do any cycling other than what occurs naturally. Our house tends to drop a few degrees during the winter and the natural light coming through the skylight and window provide a naturally shortening light cycle.

I would just give her some time. I only saw one lock last season and got eggs. Your female may just be taking her time.

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Originally Posted by SNIKTTIME

Well I have heard some horror stories from people about really really small eggs and snakes dying from not being able to pass eggs, and dying from not being able to put the weight back on fast enough. IDK, if there is even a chance of those things happening, I can wait another season to make sure. There is also a lot of greedy breeders that want to see a return on their investment immediately. That does not mean it is the correct way to do things.

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

from what I have read on this (and I have not done any breeding yet) you can at that weight....while there are instances of snakes becoming eggbound it is not something that happens often. There are also signs and way to assist if this should happen. Also you might not only try the temp drop but change the lighting cycle as well. Some breeders will drop down to a 8-10 hr. light cycle from a 12-14hr light cycle. This can also kick start them in some instances.

This information comes directly from The Complete Ball Pythons written by Kevin McCurley of Nerd.

(which I might add I got for Christmas and though it is a bit dated with the morphs....it is an amazing read and I recommend to everyone)!!

By the way again.....I have not done any breeding....I just do tons of research...

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Age is more important than weight IMO. Some females just don't get that big, but can still be ready to breed. She's a bit small for a 3-4 year old female, but you can breed an older smaller female, you just won't get as many eggs.
I would find it more risky if it was below the 1000 gram range with that old of a female. But at 1300 grams, I would say it's fine.

I really am simple lol I have the temp s left alone no problem. I just toss the male in one evening and leave alone a day or 4. I do check to makes sure they not crapping on each other. but I also trying to breed for the first time ( planned) I seen a couple locks and i just realized my female refusing food this pass week so I am hoping it was successful. At 1500+ grams she will givem e if lucky at least 3-5 eggs. anymore I be worried about her. ( placing the male back in with her tomorrow plan on donig this until she either shows signs of eggs or I find a bunch one morning ( I do up to 4 day with and then a bout 5-7 alone . males is palced in her cage. )

I figure if I get lucky I got enough marbles to deal with an egg bound female. I had a corn that gave me eggs bound and I just simple popped the egg that was givng her issues. ( used a sewing needle) but the egg was visible at the butt so it was not like i was jabbing the snake herself.

I have an '06 female that is only at 1100g. I'm giving her a little more time to see if I can get her up to 1400g, but she's a very picky eater. She'll eat for a few weeks then skip a week or two. 1300g should be fine to breed. I would not worry about her putting on another 200g. You could keep offering her food though and she might put it on before she lays eggs. My normal female is still pounding rats and is sitting at around 1850g. She'll probably be over 1900g by the time she lays eggs.