Do big male BP make bad breeders?

[WingedWolfPsion]

I feed up my males just as I do my females. If a male gets up to 800 grams by age 1, I know he's going to be a rock star--at least, that's been my experience, so far.
Those males start breeding at age one, and continue to excel every year after that. If they're great eaters, then they hold their weight well through the breeding season, grow, and do even better the next year.

I'm not a huge fan of males that are picky eaters, and won't grow. They seem more frail, and while they can be good breeders, I'm leery of their genetic legacy. I like a snake that will grow up big and fast--to me, that says they have good genes, they're healthy, and they're well adapted to their environment.

So far this year, my expectations haven't been changed. My woma-lesser male, well over 800 grams, is breeding like a champ. My lesser het orange ghost, not quite as big, isn't really into it yet.
My mojave, a snake that was a slow grower and eater, did not breed his first year, but has bred every year since. He's really not much bigger than my woma-lesser, even though he's 3 years old now.

I don't mind a small male, if he grew up fast, but the slow ones...no, I don't think they breed nearly as well as a healthy great big male.