follicles?

[Drew87]

I bred a female 2 months ago kinda gave up becuase i didnt feel anything, im still working on getting good at feeling for follicles. But anyways i took her out yesterday and felt 5 big old ones So ill be breeding her again.

[klonedskillz]

Yes, you can feel follicles. Considering you know what you are feeling. If your snake has had a meal within a week, it can be the meal still in there. I have felt follicles on my females 1000 grams or less as well (these were over 1 year old). So I don't think size matters much, as long as they are healthy enough they can develop follicles. This is my experiences.

Follicles are normally the same size when you feel them and they are one right after the other. They start about mid body. So when you feel for them it will be like bumps in a row not spread out or anything.

A good question is if they have follicles should you breed them regardless of age/weight? Health issues? anyone anyone.. hehe
Maybe I should start a thread on this..

it definatly as you described one right after another and all my females are right around 1500 grams give or take a 100 grams

[Jay_Bunny]

So how much is an ultrasound machine for a snake?

[nahual]

A good question is if they have follicles should you breed them regardless of age/weight? Health issues? anyone anyone.. hehe
Maybe I should start a thread on this..

As I remember Barker saids that females that do breed before they are big enough, can slow down its growth rate for life ...

[nahual]

So how much is an ultrasound machine for a snake?

Someone quoted one for me last year at 4,500 us dlls, but there are many options ...
http://www.fisherbiomedical.com/ultrasound/reptiles.htm

[Hyper Joe]

As I remember Barker saids that females that do breed before they are big enough, can slow down its growth rate for life ...

I agree with you & Barker. I noticed this with all species I have had even lizards. I also noticed once you breed period they will slow their growth no matter if they are big already or not. It seems like a switch. Breed = slow growth.

Now what about dwarfs? retics? Boas? etc..?
Can we engineer a dwarf form by breeding early?

[Hyper Joe]

I bred a female 2 months ago kinda gave up becuase i didnt feel anything, im still working on getting good at feeling for follicles. But anyways i took her out yesterday and felt 5 big old ones So ill be breeding her again.

If they are big it may be too late. Normally I look for cool seeking, bellyside up and water bowl hugging behavior as keys to when to put the males in. By the time you can feel them you should have already put that female with the male.