Hey Tim, my females are almost never ready at two years! lol. I think I might have had a couple. I have noticed that if bred at 250g, the couple that I bred, didn't grow much the next year and stayed small. I prefer to not breed mine until 300g and 3 years. I dont power feed through the regular time. Only to get the weight on the females right after brumation and right after they have a clutch. That's just personal preference.



As for someone else's comments, How often has anyone had a corn snake triple clutch without you trying? I am sure it might happen, but I havent had that happen. I have had females double clutch all duds, when I did not want them to. As for the reasons "why not", again with what I have noticed, smaller females tend to egg bind and stay small. I am sure there are a lot of people out there who have way more experience out there than I do and not had any problems. I also know that some young snakes will try to clutch even if not bred. I would just prefer to not chance it. I know everyone has been through this debate before, so no reason for anyone to bite my head off. I am merely stating my opinion and experiences.
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