ive got a 02 pair of arizona mountain kings . i know ive got at least a year or two to go buy im really curious the best age or size to start breeding . the little one are pigs , but only feed 3 pinks a week. im thinking of feeding a bit more . any suggestions welcome. thanks
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breeding size for arizona mountain kings
sjatm941
Jul 31, 2003 11:07 PM
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markg
Aug 01, 2003 01:38 PM
And yours look very well fed. I wouldn't push them any harder with food. Feed them reasonably for 2 1/2 years and you will have adults ready to breed. I'm sure others may have had breedings at 1 1/2 years old but experience usually shows that an extra year is better for the female. So wait till Spring 2005.
serpentcity
Aug 03, 2003 05:04 PM
...in past years I've taken as long as the 4th spring (3.5 year old females) before breeding some females. When I bred at 2.5 years of age (experience w/ 2 females), one female gave me only 2 fertile eggs and the other laid slugs bred to a fertile male. Note that Az Mtn's are long-lived snakes and waiting the extra year pays dividends. I have a male acquired as an wild-caught adult in 1988 still going strong (min 17-18 years old). Scott J. Michaels DVM
