This is an extremely sensitive topic as you will get a lot of opinions. Some people go by weight others by age and others by a combination of both factors. I've actually found it very confusing my self. I have not heard of anyone going by length yet, but I'm sure with the current lack of facts in this department someone probably does!

We are just starting out with breeding and hope to start our first cycle once our two big girls are fully healthy and feel safe and at home. Right now we are probably going with a conservative basis of 1500 grams as a safe breeding weight. This may change thanks to Jasballs opening our minds to other possibilities, but that would be after we have a couple of successful breedings at 1500 grams and have a full grasp of what the female goes through during the whole process. The way we look at it 1500 grams is definately a safe weight to start laying eggs since in the wild they have balls pythons a lot lighter than this laying eggs. As far as age goes we figure if she doesn't show any interest she probably is just to young. I would say a minimum of 2 years of age before trying though!

Just remember that what I have above is info we have collected as we have not started breeding yet, but hope to do so soon!