Quote Originally Posted by JoshJP7 View Post
Ight so I missed reptile radio last week and had a question for adam... and pretty much everyone involved in BP's... This is an opinion based question and I'd like to see everyones opinion...

Does the size of the cage a snake lives in have ANY effect on the clutch size?

My theory is that a larger enclosure would allow a snake more room to move around and get more exercise. This exercise will in turn make the snake healthier and hypothetically produce more eggs. I know that there are plenty of breeders who keep their snakes in smaller enclosures and still have plenty of success with breeding and getting large clutches. Again this is just my theory and I will be testing it out this year and in the years to come with some more concrete answers down the road.
Clutch size is dependent on snake weight and health although obese snakes do not breed well. but. I think that over feeding is the cause of obesity and not lack of excersize. So I don't think your theory would be correct.

Ball pythons thrive under the security of small dark areas, larger cages don't provide that as well so stress (i think) would act negatively on breeding/clutch size.