Hello Everyone. This is my first time posting on this forum but I have posted on the ball python and leopard gecko forums in the past. Until now I have had little to post about with my corns and life with them has been very smooth. But now I just have a few questions I would love answers to.



First, I would like some information about breeding that I can not seem to find on websites - specifically size in order to breed safely. I have 4 corns, 2 male 2 female. One of the males and two of the females I have had since the summer of 04. The one female is getting very large. She is a creamsicle and is about 3 ft long and about an 1 1/2 inches in diameter. I don't have a weight on her - I need to pick up a scale. She has just gone through an amazing growth spurt in the last few months. She eats 2 mice or 2 rat fuzzies a week. I know for balls they have a rule of thumb for female size/age. Is there a corn rule of thumb for a females size before breeding? How about a males?



Second, I have a snow corn that is just beautiful. His color keeps getting better and I have compared it to pictures and it looks a lot like a bubblegum snow. What makes his color different? Is there something specific in the genes or is it random? Do they pass this on - like a bubblegum snow is more likely to produce bubblegum snows?



Lastly, my smaller male (early 05 hatchling) has a beauiful aztec pattern. He is amelanistic (red albino) and the red and white color are awesome. Is the aztec pattern genetic? If so, it is co-dom or recessive? I have been able to find little about this.



Thanks for reading and all feedback!
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Jessica



0.1.0 Sharpei-Husky mix...all attitude

1.1.0 Ball Python

2.2.0 Corn Snakes

2.2.0 Leopard Gecko

1.0.0 Blotched Tiger Salamander

...and a saltwater tank!

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