So I'm thinking I may be able to breed some of my snakes this year, I have a couple females that are hovering around 1500 grams. My question is that if I breed them this year will that stunt their growth? Is it better to feed them for another year or two and put on some real weight, maybe get them up to 3000 grams before breeding to increase production over their life time? I know most females will go off of food during breeding and that it's pretty hard on them, I'm thinking it may be best to wait and get them up to a higher weight? Maybe I'll get larger clutches of eggs when I do decide to breed, and maybe I'll get more eggs overall during their lifespan? I see a lot of fairly old snakes still at 1,500 grams, and others as much as 5,000 grams, maybe one is bred early and results in a lighter snake? Most people say that 1,500 is the minimum weight, but I'm wondering if I should wait...
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