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13-Oct-07, 03:04 AM
| | | Ago of sexually mature BHP?
Hi,
At what age and size do Australians think blackheads are safely aged to breed?
not powerfeed, but feed in a normal manner and so on, both for males and female.
thank you.
Alex |
13-Oct-07, 07:23 AM
|  | hazz Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Hazzardous area Gender:  | | | | Hopefully True-Blue will be able to contribute on this one. He does not advocate power feeding and has mentioned in the past that 2.5yrs is adequate to breed bhp's (from what i can remember).
I have heard of then being bred at 18 months but i imagine it would be fairly taxing on them.
Myself personally i would say 3.5 yrs! |
13-Oct-07, 09:22 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: QLD | | | | they can breed at 18 months, ( well mate at that age with eggs hatching at 2yrs), i perefer to go the extra year though and mate them at 2 1/2 with eggs hatching at 3 yrs. Bhps seem to be the one of the only pythons that can handle being pumped a bit more at a young age imo.
I do strongly belive that most snakes can have irrepairable damage done to them if over fed in the first 12 to 18 months, especially pythons. Common trees would be about the only sanke i can think of that is hard to over feed when young as even most elapids will not benifit from over feeding when young.
IMO comments from breeders like you cant over feed a snake in the first 18 months is a whole lot of hog wash and imo is a VERY irresponceable thing to tell people. |
13-Oct-07, 09:44 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Aug-07 Gender: | | | Probably been aswered before...but why is such a problem for them to breed to early? Exactly what problems can occur if put together to soon, say at 18 months or even earlier?
Please don't get me wrong, as I don't encourage it in anyway, but just my own thoughts...You'd sort of think if you put two opposite sexes together and mating did occur, then you would think it was meant to be and that they are naturally ready to mate?...
Before bumping ugly's out in the wild, I'm sure they wouldn't be asking each other "Are you sure you're over 18 months old?" 
Very curious to read comments from more experienced herpers on this one...thanks guys...
blackghost |
13-Oct-07, 09:48 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: QLD | | | | same as when any animal breeds to young, its just not real good for them, same as in dogs, humans etc.
Best to let them develop and mature propally first imo. |
13-Oct-07, 09:51 AM
|  | Impatient Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | Blackghost - I recently heard a member put it this way - 'human females could breed at 12 years of age - doesn't mean it's good for them or something we should do...'
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16-Oct-07, 02:13 AM
| | | | Thank you true blue, Iv heard people holding out for 5 years for females, and tought that sounded a bit looong..
thanks all.
Alex | |
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