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    Telling it like it is! Stewart_Reptiles's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
    I don't go by weight. They have to have had three consecutive meals with no refusal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gomojoe View Post
    What weight does that usually get you to though?... Out of curiosity.


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    Depends on the size if the hatchling to start with and the size of the prey offered, obviously an 50 gram hatchling will be offered a smaller prey then a 85 grams hatchling which would translate in a significant size difference.
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    Re: Weight to start selling babies?

    Too many people are stuck on weights instead of looking at the animal. Look at breeding. a snake doesnt hit 1200 grams and all of a sudden they can breed, Makes dont hit 500 grams and magically start producing sperm. This is why you need to know your animals and why most people go off of feeding response.
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    Once mine have had 3 consecutive meals, I put them up for sale.
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    I got both of my babies at around eighty grams. I'd rather buy a fifty gram snake with a really strong feeding responce than a one hundred fifty gram snake that won't eat, and I won't be selling any baby snakes until they have had at least three meals with no refusals and have a strong feeding response
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    I have bought hatchlings as small as 58grams, and the Fire Spider I recently picked up was 78g or so and feeds like crazy.

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    Re: Weight to start selling babies?

    Quote Originally Posted by mues155 View Post
    At 200g you're going to have your babies for at least a year or more before you sell. You don't have to wait near as long if you don't want to.

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    At a year my babies are in the 500-1000 gram range. It only takes a few months to see them hit 200 grams....sometimes less.
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    Re: Weight to start selling babies?

    With proper housing/feedings they should be way more than 200 grams at a year old. Some of mine from last year (they will a year in Sep.) are ranging for 560-765gr.

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    My hatchlings were all around the 74g mark. All but one have had 2 meals already and I'm letting them go to new homes after their 3rd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brandon Osborne View Post
    At a year my babies are in the 500-1000 gram range. It only takes a few months to see them hit 200 grams....sometimes less.
    I had a spider male hit 215g after 3 months this year

    Its usually about 100g a month for non overfed good eaters...

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    I'm picking up my first hatchling mid-August from my breeder. He hatched out small, so the breeder and I spoke and she requested to keep him a little longer, just to make sure he caught up to his clutchmates. His feeding response has been great. In fact, I probably could have picked him up this week, but we are leaving for 10 days in just under 2 weeks, and I'd rather be home to monitor his 'settling in' and get him on a solid routine.

    He will probably be around 100g by the time I pick him up, which is great. I know he'll be an established eater, he's shed just fine and is pounding F/T without hesitation.

    At the end of the day, I'd rather have a breeder tell me they're holding onto it 2-3 weeks longer, to make sure everything is 100%.

    It's hard waiting, I'll tell you that! Haha. But the last thing I'd want is to get a baby that was 'eating fine' just before I got it, but then encounter problems down the road.
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