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[Steveoo]

what are the recommended weights for both male and female before they start to breed?

[2kdime]

There IS a SEARCH function on the forum.....

I'll bet this question has been asked a thousand times.

Not trying to be rude, but youd be surprised at just how fast and how much information you can find using the SEARCH feature.

Then that way, you dont have to wait on people to answer you, and you might even learn 5 more things you would have had to ask questions about in the process.

[bsash]

I'll answer your question. However, you should do a lot of research before breeding. There are a lot of things that could go wrong, and you would need to be prepared to take immediate care of it.

Males should be about 500- 600 grams before breeding, and females need to be at least 1,500 grams to breed.

These are just some of the things you should be prepared to deal with if they are to happen:

First, female prolapse:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...light=prolapse

Second, male prolapse:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ight=prolapsed

I am not in any way trying to scare you out of breeding, just understand that these things can happen and you should try to research as much as possible so you would not be in a panic.

[Steveoo]

yeah im far from breeding right now my oldest ball python is an late 09. so i have some time and the other 10 are 2010s thanks for the answer though im trying to start with the more simple things and learn more as i go =]

[bsash]

yeah im far from breeding right now my oldest ball python is an late 09. so i have some time and the other 10 are 2010s thanks for the answer though im trying to start with the more simple things and learn more as i go =]

Not a problem, I never mind helping people out. The most important thing is though, enjoy it, don't try to get rich off of it. Get the morphs that you like, and don't breed for others, breed for yourself. Good luck, and I wish you the best of luck in the future with breeding.