Before I owned her, her owner starved her almost to death. She was so sick and skinny, she was three feet long and about as fat as a corn snake. Her body was legit a triangle. I was told that due to this trauma in her younger years, breeding would kill her.
*note: as you can see by my pictures she has recovered beautifully. She is still a little small but is a fantastic eater and has been steadily gaining weight since I got her.
Well I mean personally I don't quite understand that myself. If she got up to a good weight (1500+) then I would think it shouldn't matter so long as she's healthy but yeah I just don't know enough about breeding to know if the neglect would make a difference in her breeding abilities.
She will produce just fine when you get her up to the proper size.
I agree ^^
We have seen many rescued females that were starved go on to produce babies. I've never actually heard of one that couldn't produce due to malnutrition early on. My only advice on that is just to make sure she is at a good weight before trying. If she turns out to be an on/off feeder, I'd wait to breed until she is at least 1500-1600 grams. Maybe more. Just to ensure she doesn't lose too much weight. In reality though, the ones that were starved early on usually stay good eaters their entire life. With the exception of the breeding fast of course.
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Originally Posted by Mishy
