What would you do?

[Aric]

My female that laid the eggs last season has been gaining the weight back very slowly. Right now she weights around 3000 grams but still looks like shes not back up to weight but that was her weight before she droped the eggs. So my question is should I wait until next season (she would be alot bigger and my pastel would be ready to breed) or should I breed her this season. I have 2 girls that are breeding this season (the third one decided not to eat for a while so shes not up to weight as of yet, so im holding her off till next year)

[lillyorchid]

3000g's in a nice size. They can breed at 3 years of age and over 1500g's.

[Aric]

3000g's in a nice size. They can breed at 3 years of age and over 1500g's.

I know but to me she doesnt look like shes filled back out, shes still got folds in her skin from when she laid the eggs. She eats like carzy thought, 2 small rats a week.

[kavmon]

i would get her back to her pre-egg weight. if she is gaining slowly, i would just wait for her.



vaughn

[frankykeno]

Aric, personally if my gut was telling me a particular female just didn't look right to breed, as inexperienced as I admittedly am, I'd still hold her back a year. For me anyways, it's just never going to be worth breeding a snake if I'm not 100% sure it's okay to do so for that snake that year.

[Rapture]

He said that she was 3000g's when she was bred last year.

Do whatever you feel is best... sometimes it's good to follow gut feelings.

[LGL]

If she has a good girth to her and is eating great, then it should be ok. How long is she? If she is "thin" or looks like she's could use some meat on her bones, then wait till next season. If you don't feel comfortable with breeding her this year, then don't. Plus, if you wait, you might get a really big clutch next year!!! Good luck with what you decide to do!

[Aric]

Aric, personally if my gut was telling me a particular female just didn't look right to breed, as inexperienced as I admittedly am, I'd still hold her back a year. For me anyways, it's just never going to be worth breeding a snake if I'm not 100% sure it's okay to do so for that snake that year.

When I look at her breeding size wise and then look at my other girls that are breeding, the others a nice and plump and shes not nearly as girthy as the others.

Here is a pic of her last year before she laid the eggs.

You can see how nice and plump she is then.

Now here is a pic after she laid the eggs.

You can see how her sides are "foldy", now she looks just like this pic but a little bit bigger, nothing close to the first pic.


I would get some new pics, but shes going through a shed phase right now and when shes doing that you better not get anywhere close.

[Ginevive]

Couldn't you work on feeding her for a few months, and then breeding her late for this season? I'd wait on it, if in doubt.

[J.Vandegrift]

Can you post a current pic of her? If she eats like you say I can't imagine that she looks the same as she did just after laying.