I think Im ready.

[pythontricker]

Hey guys, its been a while since I have been on and made a post, I have been busy with school, and unfortunately summer school. In this time, my little female albino has grown so much and is roughly 1240 grams, and growing. My normal male is showing all the characteristic "ready to breed" signs, like not eating very often, cooling off, no longer sitting in the heated area of the tub etc... He is for sure ready considering he is around 1200 grams too. So I'm just curious, can my female breed at this weight? Some have told me 1500 grams is a preferable weight, but I have also heard 1200 grams will suffice. Let me know what you guys think. I just don't want to hurt my snake if she is premature.

[llovelace]

Well since breeding season typically starts in Oct., she should be at 1500+ grams by then.

[xXxFluffyEmoxXx]

ok sounds like your ready..but i would prefer u did it at 1500 grams. dont want her eggs to get ..well u know.. and then she dies.. start this oct.. start feeding her double and get her nice and plump and ready. be safe dont risk her life.

[pythontricker]

Yeah I think I'll do that, I'm a little hesitant on the power feeding though. Maybe I'll feed her a little bit more often but I'm not going to double her food intake. But just out of curiosity, has anyone bred at 1200 grams successfully?

[CoolioTiffany]

Well, a good weight would be 1500 grams. In this time, you can try to feed her some large meals to get her weight up. Though, you can breed a female between 1200-1500 grams. She can breed, or, you can try to feed her more meals so she can gain a little weight.

[CoolioTiffany]

Yeah I think I'll do that, I'm a little hesitant on the power feeding though. Maybe I'll feed her a little bit more often but I'm not going to double her food intake. But just out of curiosity, has anyone bred at 1200 grams successfully?

Many people have bred females succesfully at 1200-1300 grams. I'm pretty sure your female will be fine to breed.

[matt71915]

power feeding her probably wouldnt be a good idea. She should be at 1500 or close to it by breeding season. Breeding a girl at 1200 grams has been done before

[xXxFluffyEmoxXx]

Yeah I think I'll do that, I'm a little hesitant on the power feeding though. Maybe I'll feed her a little bit more often but I'm not going to double her food intake. But just out of curiosity, has anyone bred at 1200 grams successfully?

It has been done bro.. But i tell you its not worth taking the chance and losing a breeder. I know ur really stoked that your almost there. I didn't mean power feed. I mean instead of 1 or 2 mice.. offer 3 or even four if she will take it.. now if your doing rat pups go only two at a time.. power feeding is not good but you can double on the servings. I feed my 08 females 2 or 3 mice at one shot..some dont agree with it but they are very healthy. non over weight or anything i feed my 07 3 or 4 mice if she will take it. Just add another mouse to the tank and if she goes for it you good. if she doesn't after 5 minutes take it out and offer it two or three days later

[DesignerBP]

one of my females bred at about 1250g last season and laid 4 bad eggs 2 weeks ago but not sure if it had to do with her weight. im waiting till 1500g from now on tho... how old is ur female now?

[matt71915]

i would think that adding more mice into a feeding is still powerfeeding. your not feeding multiple times a week but your feeding more so IMO it balances out to be powerfeeding.

be careful when you put the mouse in with you snake fluffy, before you know it the snake will strike and the mouse can bite the snake. When im feeding i hold the rat by the tail to get a headshot. If the rat were to bite the snake still I already have my hand n the enclosure to stop it

I dont think you would really have to worry much about losing a breeder by breeding it at 1200 grams. The bigger the better, you can get more eggs from a bigger snake