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Jeff Hardwick
at Wed Jan 30 09:35:57 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jeff Hardwick ]
Odd nobody replied to your question, I think a few people out there still work with hondos and at least one must have a scale.
I never weighed my breeders when I had hondos but bred them at 4 years of age. If I had to guess their weight it would be between 700 and 900g. These were beasts and they still had trouble passing the eggs!
Why not breed them at 3? The eggs are simply huge and can be a problem to pass for a young and smaller female.
I did weigh my polyzona at age 4 when she bred (she's a hefty 4 footer) and she came in at 770g.
2 female stuarti that are in the breeding queue this year each weigh 750 and 730 at 3 years and 4 feet.
Age plays a role here when you include the 'growth potential' of the individual snake - a smaller hondo that's 5 years old and weighs 500g will produce smaller eggs and likely pass them just fine. I'm less sure about a 400g 2 or 3 year old that has a growth potential of 5 or 6 feet having the endurance to deliver 5-8 chunky eggs.
If you can get a look at mom, you'll have a better idea of your snakes potential adult size and make a more informed decision.
If this sounds like gibberish, it's me without enough coffee!
Fine looking hondo BTW.
Jeff
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RE: At what weight do you… - Jeff Hardwick, Wed Jan 30 09:35:57 2008