Whats the youngest you'd breed a male?

Earliest I've heard is 4 months, what about you?

I bred one at 6 months and got 3 clutches. On the other hand, my Het Pied male didn't breed until he was 3 years old. Some want to and can, and others don't want to or can't. It is up to the snake and your abilities to read your animals.

My mojave male who is just now developing sperm plugs is over 300grams, and is approx 8-10mos old he just got put in with an older girl for two days and didnt lock up... i brought him out and will try again in a few days. My pastel male was the same age and has been locking up like crazy!

Yup, 4 months and about 300+ grams, saw him locked up with two females, one produced fertile eggs. However, funny thing.... He wouldn't breed the following year, just hid under the paper and wouldn't come out....

About 500 grams. I probably should try some earlier.

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Originally Posted by Tim

Some want to and can, and others don't want to or can't. It is up to the snake and your abilities to read your animals.

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I agree with Tim that it depends on the individual snakes.

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Originally Posted by MarkS

Yup, 4 months and about 300+ grams, saw him locked up with two females, one produced fertile eggs. However, funny thing.... He wouldn't breed the following year, just hid under the paper and wouldn't come out....

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That must have been one hell of a female..... :P

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Originally Posted by PhillyBoyInTN

That must have been one hell of a female..... :P

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LOL, actually I put him with two different females, one of them he had bred last year. He's still pretty young, maybe he's just at that awkward stage where he thinks girls won't like him so he's gotten shy.....:D:D:D:D

When it's eating consistently and producing sperm.:gj: But usually at 900-1k grams

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LOL, actually I put him with two different females, one of them he had bred last year. He's still pretty young, maybe he's just at that awkward stage where he thinks girls won't like him so he's gotten shy.....:D:D:D:D

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He might be gay!!:O lolz

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Originally Posted by scotty99

He might be gay!!:O lolz

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Originally Posted by scotty99

He might be gay!!:O lolz

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:


I've seen people breed them at 350 to 400 grams I normally wait till they are about 500 to 600 grams and eating well ALSO if they do not seem like they want to mate throw another male in. they will wrestle a bit and get him riled up. that normally does the trick

500 grams, but I prefer it if they're 800. Breeding is stressful, and I want them to have plenty of reserves to get them through the season.

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

500 grams, but I prefer it if they're 800. Breeding is stressful, and I want them to have plenty of reserves to get them through the season.

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I got a 550g male to produce my 2nd year breeding, but only to one female & I pulled him when he dropped 40g. 800g or more is golden & you can pair 1-3 girls pretty easily- just monitor the weight.

i agree, i also have a 03 het pied male that was a virgin till this last season, i swore he was gay and just when i gave up BAM. now for some reason he didnt breed my het pied girl, but he bred a 50% het caramel female...... why i dont really know lol.

500 grams

mine was about 8 months and 600 grams, since he started breeding hes lost his shyness, now hes quite an social snake outside the cage and hes way more of an agressive eater, saturday im trying frozen for the first time with him, normally he hides and comes out and stalks the rat, but the last 3 feedings... right out of my hand.

he got laid and now hes a new man, best thing that happened to him. hes up to about 800 grams now also.

6 to 8 months mine was 450 to 550 grams.

Also putting a mature males shed in a spray bottle w/ water spraying down the desired female and putting in the male your trying to breed for the first time will get him going "I know sounds homo" but works very very well for me....
Doesnt hurt to try :)

PS 650g gets some pretty sterile sperm but count on some slugs being in there if the female is in her first breeding season also...

Just like two virgins "Did you get it right the first time" haha have fun guys/ girls best of luck on this upcoming Breeding season...

Greg J

Xloyal.....I don't know if you saw the date but this post is over a year old

Sure did Eric...
But might prove useful information if someone reads it i believe it was in the sticky topics.
But thanks for pointing that out anyways :)
If you read it then other people are too :gj:

Greg J.

Didn't notice it was a sticky...good call