Will an older snake breed?

[MustBeSatan]

May be picking up a 9 year old female which has never been bred. Will she probably figure it out now? Or will she probably not be interested. Thanks in advance for help!

[xdeus]

My oldest snake gave me a large clutch when she was 19. She's 21 now and doing fine.

[MustBeSatan]

Did you breed her for the first time at 19?? That's amazing if so.

[xdeus]

I received her when she was older, but I was told that she had never been bred before. She's one of my favorite snakes, but I don't think I'll breed her again.

[MustBeSatan]

Wow... Very cool. Speaking of not breeding her... When do most people retire snakes? Is there an age?

[Sloanreptiles]

The odlest we've heard of a snake breeding is 32. Then she deid. Remember Ball Pythons only have a few priorities in life, Eating, Sleeping, Drinking, Breathing and Breeding. It's in their instincts to reproduce, doesn't matter the age. If she is capable of producing a viable clutch she will.

[NorthernRegius]

Wow... Very cool. Speaking of not breeding her... When do most people retire snakes? Is there an age?

I track recovery after a breeding, if it seems the female isn't 100%- she gets a break next season irregardless of age. My oldest girls are about 10 now & still going strong. If they begin to slow down or throw bad clutches they'll be retired from breeding, but they'd still be the great pets they've always been.

[PythonWallace]

I've heard, I think from Jas Balls, that older females that had never been bred were more likely to become egg bound than young, 1200g females.