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13-Jul-04, 06:06 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | |
Hey all
Just wondering what the average breeding age and size of coastal carpets is. As i have just bought a pair of these recently and they could result to be a breeding pair in the future. At the moment they are both yearlings but dont seem to be very big. My bredli which is only 6months old is much larger.
Are they to small?
Below is the female and male- |
13-Jul-04, 06:08 PM
|  | Has Happy Herps.... Sponsor | Join Date: Aug-03 Location: SYDNEY | | | | They may have not been fed very often giving them a slower growth rate, this doesn't mean they're not healthy.
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13-Jul-04, 06:10 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Darwin Age: 18 | | | | i dont know what the breeding age is but they are definatly way to small right now.
i think the age is over 4 years
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13-Jul-04, 06:14 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Jul-04 Location: Nowhere with Nome:) | | | | They don't look to be undersize.
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13-Jul-04, 06:31 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | | The average breeding age is between three and four years. |
13-Jul-04, 06:45 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: sydeney | | | theres no such thing as a breeding age. it all depends on size
as to breeding size, i have no idea  |
13-Jul-04, 06:49 PM
| | Has Happy Herps.... Sponsor | Join Date: Aug-03 Location: SYDNEY | | | | I sometimes think it's a bit of both, normally at least 2 yrs though. Even if well fed they will generally still be too small to breed in the first year.
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13-Jul-04, 07:00 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | THere was a study of wild coastals in brisbane done recently and the smallest gravid female was 1.2 or 1.4 meters. I think hugsta is right though it is a combination of age, size and weight |
13-Jul-04, 07:13 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-03 Location: Brisbane | | | | The female should be atleast 6 feet/2.5 kilos in my opinion. They will breed smaller, but it isn't good for them.
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13-Jul-04, 07:38 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Townsville Age: 37 | | | | its as ppl have said a combination of age,size and wieght but there are always exceptions to the rule.i breed my jungles at 2.5yrs old.i don't power them along and have had females at this age go every year.
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14-Jul-04, 03:58 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | Why is it bad for them to breed at a young age? Does it harm their repoductive organs?
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14-Jul-04, 06:40 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: G>F>A>C AFRO!! | | | | i have heard the longer you wait in age and size the bigger litters you'll get later on in their life |
14-Jul-04, 06:53 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | | Makes sense, as it is known, with young breeders you will often get smaller clutches than in older, more mature animals.
Also if a young snake has undergone a very rapid growth period before breeding, there will be a lot more stress and risk to the female as well.
Not talking out of experience, but from articles I have read. |
14-Jul-04, 08:50 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | thanx folks |
15-Jul-04, 10:51 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Loganlea.Sth Brisbane.QLD | | | | Also if the male mates with her and he is not fertile because of his young age and then they mate the female may still go ahead with giving birth to a clutch of eggs that well could be duds(infertile eggs) ,therefor putting her through undue and unes********ry(sp?) stress.
Also if females are to small sometimes can become eggbound maybe causing permanent damage. | | |
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