breedability

quick question. i seem to get alot of different answers when i ask what is the best size to have a female retic at to start breeding. i know my female is way to small at a whopping 4ft lol but she is ounding large rats and putting on size rapidly. thanx for the imput!:D

Minimum of 3 years old before you breed a female. And needs to be over 12'.

I had a good list of all the requirements a female would need to meet. But I guess I lost it.

For me I would say 2-3 years.

Some people may disagree with me but thats just my personal preference.

Females 11+ feet. Good health, weight ect.

I am going to be breeding my coastals and my male tic and am going to wait a few years.

No sense in pushing an animal into breeding that is not ready to.

I would rather wait another year than have a bad breeding season because I couldn't wait.


Mike

Typically minimum is 3+ yrs, 12'+... Breeding a female small could have some problems, so it doesn't hurt to wait. Most females under 3 probably wouldn't breed well anyways. Males are typically 18 months before they kick on.

Good luck! :gj:

you can breed them at 18 months of age, but the female needs to be at least 10ft.

18 months....come on thats really to young to be breeding.

I see a lot of problems with people A. Power feeding to get them up to size fast. and B. Breeding to young.

Better to wait.


Mike

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Originally Posted by pythonboy123

you can breed them at 18 months of age, but the female needs to be at least 10ft.

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Really now. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

The youngest a female retic will breed is 34 months.

im tryin to think of the name of that book,
it stays there breedable at 18 months.
if there the right size and weight, and i never said i would breed them that young. I said you could breed them that young.

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Originally Posted by pythonboy123

im tryin to think of the name of that book,
it stays there breedable at 18 months.
if there the right size and weight, and i never said i would breed them that young. I said you could breed them that young.

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I would really like to know your source for this info. All the retic breeders I have talked to, Bob Clark included, said 34 months is the earliest.

well im talking about burms, im not sure about retics

i wasnt sure if burms and retics are somewhat around the same as far as breeding. I havent worked with alot of retics

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Originally Posted by Arbor05

quick question. i seem to get alot of different answers when i ask what is the best size to have a female retic at to start breeding. i know my female is way to small at a whopping 4ft lol but she is ounding large rats and putting on size rapidly. thanx for the imput!:D

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Originally Posted by pythonboy123

well im talking about burms, im not sure about retics

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The OP's question was about retics, not burms. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by 8b8ll

18 months....come on thats really to young to be breeding.

I see a lot of problems with people A. Power feeding to get them up to size fast. and B. Breeding to young.

Better to wait.


Mike

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not trying to say ur wrong, but ben breeds them and idk if u do or not, but i listen to wat ben says alot cuz i seen how he runs things and how nice there babies are. but not saying you dont know anything, im just saying he prolly knows more.


but u can be right as well

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Originally Posted by Ben_Renick

Typically minimum is 3+ yrs, 12'+... Breeding a female small could have some problems, so it doesn't hurt to wait. Most females under 3 probably wouldn't breed well anyways. Males are typically 18 months before they kick on.

Good luck! :gj:

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Originally Posted by cutler07

not trying to say ur wrong, but ben breeds them and idk if u do or not, but i listen to wat ben says alot cuz i seen how he runs things and how nice there babies are. but not saying you dont know anything, im just saying he prolly knows more.


but u can be right as well

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I am confused here. Please show me where Ben says it is ok to breed female retics at 18 months. I am not seeing it. Maybe, you are just wrong.

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Originally Posted by cutler07

not trying to say ur wrong, but ben breeds them and idk if u do or not, but i listen to wat ben says alot cuz i seen how he runs things and how nice there babies are. but not saying you dont know anything, im just saying he prolly knows more.


but u can be right as well

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Have you gotten rid of your "Anasestine" yet? Hows the boa breeding going? Lets keep the incorrect advice to a minimum this time Plummer. Welcome Back.

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Originally Posted by pythonboy123

and i never said i would breed them that young.

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Then why would you even suggest that?

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Originally Posted by cutler07

not trying to say ur wrong, but ben breeds them and idk if u do or not, but i listen to wat ben says alot cuz i seen how he runs things and how nice there babies are. but not saying you dont know anything, im just saying he prolly knows more.


but u can be right as well

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:colbert:

What does my response have to do with Ben? I know Ben knows a TON more than me when it comes to this subject. I was giving out my opinion.


Mike

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Originally Posted by 8b8ll

:colbert:

What does my response have to do with Ben? I know Ben knows a TON more than me when it comes to this subject. I was giving out my opinion.


Mike

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Good question! I'm here to learn just as much as the next person!:gj:

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Originally Posted by pythonboy123

well im talking about burms, im not sure about retics

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but this thread is about retics.:rofl: