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Breeding Size?
Okay so I've heard a range between 1200 and 1500 grams but just want to know what you guys personally go at. I have a female pastel at 700grams, gaining around 95 grams a month, she still seems young but if this continues she would be ready by next spring? Is age a factor or is it based on weight? Im feeding her an appropriately sized meal once a week, I would never power feed and my snake's health is more important than breeding, just curious and trying to figure everything out since I'm getting mixed responses.
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It's a combination of age, weight and proportions.
Ideally as a base 1500 grams 18 months minimum and good body proportions. (Weight to length ratio)
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Breeding Size?
I wouldn’t breed a ball python female unless she was at least 1600 grams, and I prefer to get them over 2000 (unless they are just genetically smaller girls)
I’ve had 3 females lay eggs recently and the amount of body mass they lost is amazing!
My het pied girl was 2700 grams, and now she looks nothing like herself after dropping 8 big leathery eggs!
I’d be afraid of breeding a small snake, and stressing its body too much.
Last edited by Godzilla78; 05-04-2019 at 08:53 AM.
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Re: Breeding Size?
1600 grams for me
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Depends on the animal.... I have a couple 5+ year old girls that have never broke the 1500g size.
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