My female bp finally passed the 1000 gram mark. She weighed in at 1080 grams today. I really doubt she will be ready to breed this year. Even if she were to hit 1500 grams, she will be a slender 1500 (she is about 44.5 in. now and still growing). For her current length, she would need to be about 1850 grams to be a good breeder. Looks like I won't be producing any ball pythons til' 2007....but thats ok...I don't mind the wait...I might have time to save up for a nice pastel male to put her with by then