My experience has been that if a female is still eating this time of year and is at or around 1200g they can be bred and are usually at or above the 1500g mark by the time they lay.

I haven't had experience breeding anything under 1200g but have heard of 900g females producing viable clutches...whether that was season start weight or lay weight I don't know.

Hope that helps

>>I have seen references to a wide spectrum of acceptable breeding sizes for females in this, and other, forums. Most agree that 1600g or larger is ideal. Would like to hear examples of experience with females in the 1300g range that are eating heavily and still growing. For example, is it ok to breed with the expectation that they will beef up more before laying, or should one wait to breed later in the year before introducing males? Thanks for the input.
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John Dague
JD Constriction
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