Looking for helpful tips for first time breeding!

[SmokeyMcDabs]

Hello I have aquired a decent collection of Ball pythons within my first year of keeping. Ever since I bought my first few balls I have been borderline obsessed and for a few months only lived and breathed Pythons and knowledge of keeping, breeding, natural habitiat and genetics. I have my breeding plans in order as well as long term space to keep my hatchlings in a few FB Racks I have aquired within my time of keeping FB 1030-70, FB 1040-40, FB 1680-10. I am looking for any helpfull tips on Introducing as well as Inducing Ovulaton & Sperm Plug Delevopment specifically.

Also my final concerns are a couple of females that are growing just rapidly on 15% weekly feedings. I have a 13 month old female sitting at 1600g, I have heard of such cases with sucessfull outcomes but I am too concerned with her becoming egg bound due to age to even attempt. What are your thoughts on this females readiness?

Any responsed are greatly appreciated!!









Ball Pythons
1.0 Super Pastel Leopard Spider Het Clown Het VPI Axanthic
1.0 Super Pastel Het Clown Het VPI Axanthic 50% Het Hypo/Ghost
1.0 Albino Pied
1.0 Banana Pied
1.0 Fire Confusion
1.0 Orange Dream Yellowbelly Pastel Enchi Het Desert Ghost 66% Het Pied


0.1 Enchi Het Clown Het VPI Axanthic
0.1 Pastel Het Clown Het VPI Axanthic
0.1 Emperor Pinstripe Het Clown Het Axanthic VPI
0.1 Orange Dream Enchi Het Desert Ghost 66% Het Pied
0.1 Pastel VPI Axanthic
0.1 Bee Clown
0.1 Albino Calico
0.1 Albino Het Pied
0.1 Pastel Pied
0.1 White Wedding
0.1 Black Pastel Scaleless Head Het Pied
0.1 Pastel Enchi Het Pied
0.1 Disco Butter Leapard
0.1 Lesser Enchi Yellowbelly Spinner 50% Het pied
0.1 Fire Het VPI Axanthic
0.1 Mojave


Reticulated Pythons


0.1 Albino Tiger
1.0 Blonde Phantom P Platinum


Boas


1.0 Super Hypo Het Anery (Type 1) Het Albino (Sharp)
0.1 Hypo Harlequin Het Albino (Kahl) 50% Het Anery (Type 1)
0.1 Motley P Jungle Het Akbino (Kahl) Het Anery (Type 1)

[Armiyana]

2nd year breeding here.
Sperm plugs are super easy to figure out. When you go to pop you male, they'll have a chunky discharge. Typically past 400 grams on the males is when I've seen it start. Some later than others.

Ovulation really just depends on the female. They'll go when they're ready. Any attempt to manipulate it would probably be far too much work given how easy it is just just wait and see. My 5 year old went last year and not this year. It just happens.

For your 13 month old, I would avoid pairing her personally. Even if she does ovulate for some reason... She would hopefully reabsorb. That's a big girl for her age! Though I've got a male sitting at 900 at the same age. Some just hit that big spurt

Aside from that....
Have a plan! Figure out who you want to pair ahead of time. I personally try to avoid hatching normals. Working with BELs and next year hoping to get some pieds going. We'll see what happens!

Even when everything is set up right.... Sometimes nature will still throw a curve ball. I hatched a super small runty one this year. I had to make a few decisions early on. Was ready to cut the umbilical if I needed too and assist fed VERY early because of the lack of absorbed yolk.
Eggs might fail. Kinks or hard belly can happen


That's just quick off the top of my head...