Typical Clutch Size

[Mendel's Balls]

What is the typicial range seen in a clutch?

How many more eggs, if any, do you get if you wait for the female to pack on some extra grams?

[tigerlily]

Offhand I think 4-8 is an average clutch. Vaughn aka kavmon, just posted about one of his clutches of 13!! (Hope those are all still looking good ) Of course I'm tired so if I'm wrong, someone feel free to correct me.

[4theSNAKElady]

I think the average clutch size for a normal healthy breeding size female with good weight is 7-10 eggs. (someone correct me if I am wrong) If is is their first time, the clutch is usually smaller in size. Larger females do, however usually produce larger clutches. Someone on here (i forgot who) just had a big girl give him 13 nice eggs!!!...wish it were me.....

[Adam_Wysocki]

My average clutch size over the last 10 years has been 6.8 eggs.

Females typically lay clutches equal to 1/3 of their body weight and the average egg weighs about 100 grams. There are always exceptions to the rule, but this is what I see year after year on an overwhelmingly consistent basis.

That doesn’t mean that you should make your females as “big as possible” in order to get as many eggs as you can. Females that are too skinny will reabsorb their follicles, females that are too fat will either reabsorb or slug out. Girls should have an athletic "look" to them with no loose skin.

Hope this helps.

-adam

[Gecko Den]

Girls should have an athletic "look" to them with no loose skin.
-adam

And the snakes should too....

[Adam_Wysocki]

And the snakes should too....

LOL ... Well Sam, anyone that really knows me knows I was talkin snakes ... No athletic or skinny minnies for me ... I love the girls that make my rockin world go round.

-adam

[mr~python]

I love the girls that make my rockin world go round.

ROFL!! that song is awesome

[Mendel's Balls]

My average clutch size over the last 10 years has been 6.8 eggs.

Females typically lay clutches equal to 1/3 of their body weight and the average egg weighs about 100 grams. There are always exceptions to the rule, but this is what I see year after year on an overwhelmingly consistent basis.

That doesn’t mean that you should make your females as “big as possible” in order to get as many eggs as you can. Females that are too skinny will reabsorb their follicles, females that are too fat will either reabsorb or slug out. Girls should have an athletic "look" to them with no loose skin.

Hope this helps.

-adam

Thanks for the info.

[cassandra]

My average clutch size over the last 10 years has been 6.8 eggs.

Females typically lay clutches equal to 1/3 of their body weight and the average egg weighs about 100 grams. There are always exceptions to the rule, but this is what I see year after year on an overwhelmingly consistent basis.

Great stats - thanks Adam!

[Jason Jex]

I would also agree with Adam, 6-8 eggs is the average....My biggest clutch was 13 eggs and the smallest was 4....