It really depends on certain things.
Some females are just small girls and will never exceed 1000-1400 grams. Does that mean they will slug out or become egg bound? No.Females can be bred as early as 1000g and if they aren't ready, they just won't (I harken here to legitament rape?)
When breeding, you have to look at the female's body condition, fat reserves, and age(sexual maturity). Not just how many grams they weigh.
A shorter chunky girl at 1200 grams is better suited for breeding than a long skinny 1800 gram female in my opinion.
In this example, the 1200 gram snake can withstand the breeding process better than that 1800. (Think short 5 ft human girl of average weight vs 6 ft size zero model. Both are of the same age. Who's better suited for having children?)
And I do agree with the notion that if the female is not ready, she will not take. Even seasoned veteran females will give themselves breaks between years of breeding if they feel like they are not ready that year.
Depends on food size.Also, every two weeks is how often you should feed adults, babies once a week.
We at BP.net tend to favor "Smaller prey more often" compared to "larger prey less often".
I feed small rats once a week to my adults. But if someone fed jumbo rats once every 2 weeks, that would be ok and equivalent too. But the reason we don't do that is because many of us feed live, and it's safer to feed smaller rats more frequently.
It is also acceptable to feed babies 4-7 days.
As long as the animals are healthy and thriving, it's all really personal preference and what works for you.
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