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Dear all:

How many season on average is it usual for a breeding female BP to be breeding for the big ten BP breeders? I am asking because I am curious if they ever retire their (esp NORMAL) female breeders BP.

I would guess that since breeding is very taxing on the females that they can't go on forever, esp. since BP can give up a big percent of their body weight to eggs each season!

So, my question is: For how many seasons do the BP females breed? Also, Do the big ten ever sell their retired breeder females?

I am asking because i really Love large NORMAL ball pythons. This is the reason I am asking for a female. Females are generally lots larger. I love their thick bodies which feel like they have a lot of substance. I am not really interested in necessarily breeding. I am just looking for a large BP adult. I figure if retired (normal) breeders are for sale, I may be able to get a bargain on a very large and big BP. For example, Markus Jayne's site says that he has 4700 gram females. If I could buy a retired one of those, I would literally be in hog HEAVEN! and I would be smiling ear to ear! (see the smile?!)

Please shed some light on this very curious question which I have.

Tahnyou in advance. Please help! I really need it!

cheers.

P.s. please have great Ball Python DAy!
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Longtang. I like snakes and rats.

I had a gigantic female Kenyan almost just fall into my lap... she's about 1000 grams which is HUGE for them. I'm actually a little scared of how big of a litter she'll have when she breeds. The moral is... keep looking and you'll find your gigantic ball! With all the balls out there, someone somewhere is going to be looking to sell one. Just make sure it's not straight up obese, because that brings a whole host of problems.

(although one just MIGHT ask why you don't give in and buy a blood already, but one won't ;D)