New Malaysian Blood

[Kara]

I have a question for those who are experienced with breeding blood pythons. What is breeding size for male and females? I read numerous caresheets and most said 3-5 feet so I take it 4.5-5 feet for females and the earliest for males is 3' but was trying to see if someone has a better measurement to go by.

Age is more important with bloods, than size. Females need to be at least three years old to breed, and often we'll wait until a female is 3.5 or 4 years old before we put her into our lineup. We consistently have better first-year results with girls who are given the extra time to grow up a bit more.

We've had males that were ready to go quite young by comparison, but really prefer them to be at least 2.5 or 3 years old - again, much better results with giving them the extra time.

Our breeder adults are in the 4' - 5.5'+ range, length-wise, and range between 12 - 15 lbs. Some of our biggest girls are over 6' and weigh 20 lbs or so.

HTH!

K~