I know....splitting hairs but really depends on the individual animal. Also can be dependant on when in the year they were born vs when you plan on breeding.

100% agreed, not a good idea to breed a female on her second birthday!! But, IMO, 2 1/2 years old may be old/large/mature enough.

I have two 04's and am planning on breeding the younger (yes, I said younger) one of them, she is 12 lbs and nice and healthy. I am not planning on breeding my other 2004 which was born two months earlier since she is smaller and IMO does not look not mature enough.

Could that change, possibly, maybe a late season breeding if she matures and stays on feeding. My "new" cages are individually controlled so I can cool some while maintaining temps in others.

Neither of them has been fed "enormous amounts of food" Both were fed weekly as neonates and every other week as yearlings. Sometimes went longer between feedings when rats were scarce, I breed my own feeders.

Snakes are just like any other animal, some will mature sooner than others. You have to base your decisions on a case by case basis.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
13.26 BRB
11.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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