Well, that is the original whole point of my asking what is the earliest possible time a female could breed; I do not want my females to breed at too young of an age. This question had been intended for the pituophis forum but I goofed, and posted it here and it led to a lively discussion on housing breeding kings in groups. I had been concerned that my pit pairs might breed way too early even though they are very young. I've separated all the 08's.



I am in no big hurry to breed my king snakes. I have to consider not only the health of my girls but what to do with new little lives if the breedings are successful, when I finally do get around to breeding them. Many animals will breed before they are fully developed size wise. Mice, cats, even humans can breed before fully grown but these early breedings are not recommended. So I figured snakes might be like other animals in this regard.



My original plan (I think one must have some sort of plan in any endeavor) was to wait until my king girls are three full years old, and a minimum of 120 grams, preferably bigger. I will defer introducing the girls to the boys until at least the appropriate sizes are reached. I don't want to have a breeding this year for sure, as the girls are too small in my opinion.



This has been a most informative and interesting thread. I appreciate all the feed back from those who know more than I do. I am here to learn.

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