First breeding season

[jd515]

How big do yall get your boys ball pythons before you start putting them in with girls?


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[Chkadii]

They can physically be capable of breeding anywhere from ~400g + but I'm more comfortable waiting until ~750g. Condition is as important as size, if not more so. I want a male to have a healthy buffer of energy reserves so if he stops eating for the season he doesn't get dangerously underweight or run down.

YMMV depending on how many females you plan to pair a male to, how often you plan to pair them, etc.

[Albert Clark]

How big do yall get your boys ball pythons before you start putting them in with girls?


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It would be better to start to take his age into consideration along with the weight. Typically, the males are ready much sooner than the females but you do have to look at overall health also. Males should be at least 800 -900 gms. Some people go as light as 600 gms. Its possible to be successful at lower weights with the male but a safe range is 800-900 gms. They should be at least 12 - 18 months old also. Females should be at least 30 -36 months and have a weight of at least 1500gms. Good luck.

[S.I.R.]

We generally get a male to at least 700 to 800grams before breeding. I like to make sure they are nice and solid before putting them to work.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Males can breed soon as they start producing sperm plugs, usually less than a year and around 400 grams now will they show interest that is another issue.

I have tried young males in that range and never had any luck so I don't waste my time anymore, my best results are with males starting at 650 grams.

Females it a little more complex it's a combination of weight and age as young as 18 months if they have the right size and feel, or older if they are not that big.

For example I will breed a 1500 / 1600 grams females that is 18 months and I will breed a female that is 1100 / 1200 grams if she is at least 3 years, but I won't breed a 1100 / 1200 grams female that is 18 months.

It's a lot about feel as well if a female is 2000 grams and 2 or 3 years and does not feel right (and by that it's all in the proportion) I will not breed her.