Cuppz90
Not so new Member
What's a good way to tell if your female is ready for breeding I'm abit worried my girl maybe abit small at 2.2kg and about 5 n a half foot???
Usually it is around 4-5+ years of age. What are you breeding? Every snake species has different breeding age/weight requirements
I usually say whenever she doesn't say NO!!!! Seriously thought the rule of thumb is 4 years and 4 kgs
That is just a rule of thumb that I have heard tossed around here mate. I have also read that if you breed Morelia females before 3 years of age the clutch size on average will be half that of 4 year old assuming that both snakes are in good condition and have a decent size for their age. Each to there own though if people want to breed their snakes earlier to make a little moor money than so be it. Snakes can also breed every year if made to but that does not mean it is what is best for the snakes welfare.Who's rule of thumb is that....lmao.
There are two factors that infulence breeding and that is size and age. A carpet can breed at 2 1/2years but needs some decent size on them, they can also breed at a smaller size if they have the age. So a small 5ft female coastal can breed at 4 or 5yrs of age, but an 18 month old of the same size would most likely not breed. I have bred carpets of most species at 2 1/2 years of ageand also some that didn't feed as well at an older age. In a nutshell, pair them up, if they breed...they breed, if they don't, try again next year. The difference between a small female and a large is generally clutch size and a slight difference in egg weight. There are no side effects for them breeding at a young age.
Daz
andynic072329605 said:That is just a rule of thumb that I have heard tossed around here mate. I have also read that if you breed Morelia females before 3 years of age the clutch size on average will be half that of 4 year old assuming that both snakes are in good condition and have a decent size for their age. Each to there own though if people want to breed their snakes earlier to make a little moor money than so be it. Snakes can also breed every year if made to but that does not mean it is what is best for the snakes welfare.
This sounds like anecdotal evidence at best.
Agreed.
My first coastal I bred at 2 1/2 years, she is now nearing 9 or 10 yrs of age, she bred every year for the first 5 or 6 and the only reason she isn't breeding now is because I don't pair her up with a male. I don't see the need to produce a clutch of 30+ coastals
Daz
...I cant understand why so many people are in a rush to breed their snakes... ..
Its all good if you have fussy BHP hatchies...thats one way to get rid off them...I cant understand why so many people are in a rush to breed their snakes...Obviously if the female isnt ready then she wont breed..Also gotta think of her health..before mating..while shes gravid..and after egg laying...IMO the snakes health outweighs any amount of eggs...Personally i would wait til shes got good size and age before even attempting to mate with any females...
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