This is what you actually said:

"I believe she looks to be minimum 2.5 - 3.5 years old, and so she is without a doubt more than sexually mature."



In the next breath you said:

"didn't know she was only 1.5 lbs!"



Then you said:

"Another issue that has resulted from this is us not knowing an exact size limit on these snakes.



I have sonorans that are 06's at 3 feet long, I have 04's at 3 feet long.



I have a 5 year old sonoran that is just 4' long, and a 6 year old sonoran that is over 8 feet long.





I have 3 year old Nics just barely 2 feet long, and 3 year old Nics just about 6 feet long"



So how can you estimate age by looking at an animal?



Then you said:

"In the case of Amie's Nic, I firmly believe that animal IN THE WILD would have probably bred twice already."



When I questioned it you said:

"my comment was based on my previous mention of what I thought her age was... at best, 3.5-4.5 years old."

Where was that I must have missed it?



Amie said her weight was 846 grams. Lets just assume when the nic was born she was 46 grams. That leaves 800 grams of growth. If she is 4 years old that would mean she gained 16.66 grams a month. At age 2 she would be 446 grams or just under 1 pound. Do you really think any female BCI could breed at that size, give a solid litter and regain all the weight and then some to breed again the next year in the wild especially? I don't, and I really don't think it is good to lead people to believe it is possible. Vinnie

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