My snake "lost" her orange?

[Salamander Rising]

Adulthood is about age 3 or 4.

For both sexes?

Thanks!

[loonunit]

Dude, usually they get browner as they get older, not yellower! Awesome, lucky snake!

[loonunit]

For both sexes?

Thanks!

Females. Boys are "sexually mature" at 18-24 months, sometimes earlier. (Though they will keep slowly growing for a few years, too.)

[Salamander Rising]

Females. Boys are "sexually mature" at 18-24 months, sometimes earlier. (Though they will keep slowly growing for a few years, too.)

Thank you!

[boy...do I ever have a long wait with some of my kids]....LOL

[loonunit]

Thank you!

[boy...do I ever have a long wait with some of my kids]....LOL

Most people will breed any 2 year-old girls that hit 1500 grams. A lot of smaller females will start locking at 2 years old. But generally, the smaller/younger the female, the less chance of her ovulating and laying a good clutch. A 4 year old 1800 gram female is much more likely to produce eggs than a 1300 gram 2 year-old

[Salamander Rising]

Most people will breed any 2 year-old girls that hit 1500 grams. A lot of smaller females will start locking at 2 years old. But generally, the smaller/younger the female, the less chance of her ovulating and laying a good clutch. A 4 year old 1800 gram female is much more likely to produce eggs than a 1300 gram 2 year-old

I have two proven breeders.
[Normal and Het Clown]

Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, the Het Clown stopped pounding F/T rats and after almost a month of not eating, ate one live mouse.
[hope that's not the start of a trend]....

The other Het Clown virgin is stuffing her face like rats are going to be outlawed any second.

The Normal is only about 1100-1200 but has successfully laid viable eggs at that weight.
[for her former owner, anyway]

I was of the mind to wait until they were all pushing close to 1700-2000 grams.

Bizarrely, my 7 month old Spider male is producing plugs and has been since he was 5 months old.

The Pastel is a proven breeder male but there's nobody to breed him with, yet.

It's a waiting game.

[WingedWolfPsion]

Yes, for both sexes. Males reach sexual maturity much faster, at about age one quite often, but they still aren't fully adults until age 3 or 4. Rapid growth continues until that point, as do changes in color.
Taking the winter off from food can slow a male's growth, but he'll make up for it a lot during the summer if you feed him well.
There are many males that reach 1500 to 2000 grams, just as the females do. (Granted, some seem to top out at 800 to 1000 grams).

[Salamander Rising]

Yes, for both sexes. Males reach sexual maturity much faster, at about age one quite often, but they still aren't fully adults until age 3 or 4. Rapid growth continues until that point, as do changes in color.
Taking the winter off from food can slow a male's growth, but he'll make up for it a lot during the summer if you feed him well.
There are many males that reach 1500 to 2000 grams, just as the females do. (Granted, some seem to top out at 800 to 1000 grams).

Oh boy!

Since Alice is over well 2 now and just keeps getting yellower, I look forward to him totally "growing up"....

[WingedWolfPsion]

At that age, with that color, he's likely to be a real screamer as an adult.