Quote Originally Posted by dreese88 View Post
Dude, you seem like you're way too impatient. I've bred 18 month old girls before, but they've been over 2000 g when they began breeding. Don't be in such a rush and don't be so concerned with what brings more cash where. If you like the snakes, get them if not don't, when you're dealing with animals it's nearly impossible to know when they'll be ready to breed, as they generally do it when they're good and ready to do so. Slow down, take some time to enjoy your animals and they will do their thing when they feel like it.

Patience is such a big part of this, but you'll learn that
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Patience is hard when there are SO many possibilities. Please don't power-feed an animal to get it to breed. You can shorten their lifespan pretty drastically by doing this, not to mention quick weight gain is hard on the renal system. Either shell out the cash for sub-adults or stand to wait a couple (or a few) years to breed.