Pair now or wait for November

[rlditmars]

Have a female that has just hit breedable size and is over 2 yrs old. Is there any benefit in pairing now? Will a female go regardless of the season or should I just wait for the regular timeline and start around November/December? Thanks in advance for any responses?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I don't have a "regular timeline" I breed year round

[Izzys Keeper]

You can try now and might see some locks but its up to the female if she wants to take now or wait untill she wants. On that note i just had a girl lay a month ago so she bred a little bit out of season

[PitOnTheProwl]

I am working on getting a year round rotation going.

[rlditmars]

Thanks everyone for the quick replies.

[Montypython696]

You said she "just" hit breeding weight?

What weight is that? Most people won't pair unless the female is 1,500+ grams.

Personally I would wait until November/December, that's another what 4-5 months of her eating and putting on even more weight.

Again personally, I would rather have a fat healthy breeding female than a female that just hit breeding weight breed.

That's just my two cents.

[rlditmars]

You said she "just" hit breeding weight?

What weight is that? Most people won't pair unless the female is 1,500+ grams.

Personally I would wait until November/December, that's another what 4-5 months of her eating and putting on even more weight.

Again personally, I would rather have a fat healthy breeding female than a female that just hit breeding weight breed.

That's just my two cents.

I appreciate your input. Yes she just hit 1500 grams. She has great tone and looks very healthy. Also, the way she is pounding her food I have little doubt she is going to add a couple hundred grams before anything even happens. I have a couple other girls that will definitiely be ready to go this coming season as they are both hovering around 1200 - 1300 grams but have finally started eating again. I just thought by trying to start earlier, it may spread out the clutches so that there is more of a flow then a flood of hatchlings all at once. Of course that is only if this girl cooperates and goes for me without waitng around for the more typical season.

[CORBIN911]

Aslong as she is healthy weight, you have nothing to loose! Just keep pairing him 2-3 times a month see if anything happens.

[MrLang]

[QUOTE=rlditmars;2272744the way she is pounding her food I have little doubt she is going to add a couple hundred grams before anything even happens[/QUOTE]

They start to eat very aggressively when they are building follicles. This is exactly the time you want to pair. If you wait, she could re-absorb the follicles in which case she will not take until next year around this time.

[mick_yoda]

Hey for those of you that breed year around! What do you do in order to get your snakes to breed year round. Please include temps