How many Eggs in your girl's clutch

[Vilenica]

Im posting this poll to get info on average ball python clutch size regardless of age and size of snake. Check all that apply from your experience. Thanks and happy herping holiday.

[Sloanreptiles]

Well the average size we get is 6 but we have had 1 egg and slugs and we have had 12 egg clutches, last year out average was 6 eggs out of 14 Clutches.
Hope this Helps

[Vilenica]

Thanks Sloan Bros. 11 is my big clutch from my ~3500 gram girl . Was your 12 egg clutch from a 7lb+ girl?

[Sloanreptiles]

Thanks Sloan Bros. 11 is my big clutch from my ~3500 gram girl . Was your 12 egg clutch from a 7lb+ girl?

No problem, She was 3,500 before we started breeding her she is now up to 4,000 grams hopefully she will go this year, we have had 3,000 gram girls lay only 8 eggs, so its really genetics.

[Vilenica]

I had a 3500gm girl lay 1000grams of eggs (10eggs) in 06 and this year she was 3800gm and layed 900 grams of eggs (11 eggs)

[Freakie_frog]

I have had clutches for 11 eggs to 4 eggs..so it just varies

[Bruce Whitehead]

I only had 4 lay last season, but had 5,6,10, and 11 egg clutches. The 10 egg clutch girl lays 9+ as a rule and was not bred till she was 8 years old and 3500g.

The 11 egg clutch was just a normal regular sized female. Bred the year prior, took a year off, and then went last year. We were really not expecting such a big clutch from her.

Bruce

[Eventide]

Are you including slugs in the poll or just viable eggs?

[WingedWolfPsion]

I think it's a good idea to include slugs and infertiles, as they COULD have been fertile--the female still produced the eggs, even if they weren't all fertilized properly.

[merdcme]

i have a 4800g virgin thats about 16yrs old. im hoping for huge clutchs out of her but from what i hear it just depends on the genes