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I bought a bunch of female balls I just now decided to check sexes as the other day when I had put them together for group pics..I noticed one seemed interested in the others...lol...and one happened to be a male! I have been giving that one the biggest small rats when feeding thinking she would get bigger now that she is a he..lol...I guess he gets the small stuff...lol..
First does size of males limit breeding abilities as in boas?
Second he has some really pronounced faded head pattern and just wondering what I should breed him too?
Thirdly....I don't have a gram scale....sold mine to a buddy back in the 80's...lol...
I was going to take him down to the post office later and weight him but how many grams does he look from the pics?
He was born Feb. 2005.
Last question...is breeding season over? Or do balls breed year round ??

Thanks Andy Federico

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Breeding season can begin whenever you as the breeder choose it to. Most start in Oct, pairing in Nov and up until Feb - April. As long as they are healthy they should breed, a male should be no less than 500g to breed, I don't think a larger male will be less successful quite the opposite, obesity of course isn't healthy for anyone or anything.
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Nita Hamilton
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Ball Pythons
ballpythonworld.com

Very nice answer!! Andy
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I've got a female with a very similar pattern. Nice snake.
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1.1.2 Python regius
0.0.1 Eunectes notaeus
0.0.1 Lampropeltis spp.
5.0.0 Ambystoma mexicanum
1.3.0 Triturus karelinii
1.3.0 Taricha granulosa
0.3.0 Ambystoma jeffersonianum
0.0.3 Salamandra salamandra
0.0.1 Tylototriton verrucosus
1.0.0 Grammastola cala
1.0.0 Homo sapiens 'Hottie'

Post some pics!!! Andy
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try ebay for a gram scale. I picked up for $10.05 shipping included and it goes all the way to 35 lbs. and converts into grams and pounds.
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Greg Holland
GM HERPS
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