Regarding the 2005 CH females... if you get them from a good source AND they have their first shed with you... meaning they were packed up and shipped almost immediately after hatching, you will not be able to distinguish them from CB animals. In my experience such animals have never required any form of panacur or flagyl. Some parasites known to science have a life cycle where they are passed from parent to offspring, but not all. I don't know of any parasite common to ball pythons that is passed on in such a way, although their may be some that do.



As far as getting them to breed in 2007 I would have to say YES you can. If you get a large group... say 40 females and feed them every 4 days when they are feeding you will have several out of the 40 that will breed BEFORE the age of two. Some of my 2003 CH animals hit the 1200g to 1500 g mark in less than a year. I have had two Pastels, a het ghost, and a het Albino breed before the age of two last year. In two of these cases the babies actually hatched before the female turned two! It can be done... as long as the female is big enough.



Check with me later this year to see if these girls breed again and how they do. One I believe is nearing ovulation. Two of the other three I have just started to breed recently. The last I will start breeding in April.



Hope this helps...



Oz
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