However, what is kinda bothering me is, are you TRYING to get them to copulate? If you aren't and they just happen to be in the same cage all of the time....this thread is about to get ugly...
02-09-2006, 01:37 PM
JLC
Re: breeding
How old and how big are they??
02-09-2006, 01:42 PM
diamond1
Re: breeding
yes im trying to get them to mate.and what do you mean by things getting ugly
02-09-2006, 01:43 PM
diamond1
Re: breeding
Quote:
Originally Posted by JLC
How old and how big are they??
they are 3 ft.long
02-09-2006, 01:45 PM
Adam_Wysocki
Re: breeding
Are you positive that you have a male and a female?
Also, if you indeed have a male/female pair and your female doesn't have adequate weight for her length and she becomes gravid, she could get egg bound and die. Be careful. ;)
-adam
02-09-2006, 01:49 PM
jknudson
Re: breeding
hmmm...
How much do the two weigh?
A good breeder weight for a female should be around at least 1500 grams, and at that weight it should be at well over 3 feet. Like Adam said, not healthy if she's breeding at that small of a size...if she is really a she.
02-09-2006, 01:51 PM
diamond1
Re: breeding
yes they are male/female they have been probed by vet.so we are positive on that.tally (female)is bigger than male she has good girth and healthy.
02-09-2006, 02:23 PM
diamond1
Re: breeding
Quote:
Originally Posted by JBallPython
hmmm...
How much do the two weigh?
A good breeder weight for a female should be around at least 1500 grams, and at that weight it should be at well over 3 feet. Like Adam said, not healthy if she's breeding at that small of a size...if she is really a she.
tally (female)907.18g. and rock is 635.03g. so therefor i will take them out and seperate them.thank yall because i dont want nothing to happen.
02-09-2006, 02:23 PM
jknudson
Re: breeding
edit: answered my questions
02-09-2006, 09:48 PM
elevatethis
Re: breeding
Quote:
Originally Posted by diamond1
yes im trying to get them to mate.and what do you mean by things getting ugly
I meant that if you happened to house them together all the time, then things would get nasty...no snakes should ever be housed together permanently. Its all good though, you've got it covered.
good idea on holding that girl back. at 900some grams, she's definitely not ready for this season. Next year though, she should be good to go!
02-09-2006, 10:02 PM
daniel1983
Re: breeding
Quote:
Originally Posted by JBallPython
A good breeder weight for a female should be around at least 1500 grams, and at that weight it should be at well over 3 feet.
Actually....a female at 1500 grams and 3 ft would probably be healthy enough to breed....but a female at 1500 grams and 44" would not be.
Alot of breeders like to go by a 500 grams per foot rule in determining if a female is healthy enough to breed. A 3' snake should be at least 1500 grams to breed....if she is over 3', then chances are she needs to be heavier to lay eggs properly.
