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Hey everyone,
I keep a variety of colubrids and smaller boids, but have recently gotten my first milks, a pair of '05 Hypo Pueblans. I've been able to find plenty of info on basic care requirements and have read repeatedly that they are one of the easiest milks to breed, but I have yet to see any data on minimum breeding weight for females. If anyone could help me out with this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Chris

Here's a shot of the male

As a general rule, it's good practice to wait till their third year to breed. This helps ensure a good body size/weight and is overall much healthier than trying to "power-feeding" in a "rush" to breed.
around a 500 would probably be what I'd consider a healthy minimum weight.
Doug
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Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!

Last year, one of my 3 year old females was 242 grams when she came out of brumation and weighed 349 grams right before she laid her eggs. She was a good sized peublan as well - over 30 inches long and nice and thick. As with all females, I fed her a ton out of brumation and she put on a little size before breeding.

I agree with Doug, wait until they (females) are three years old before breeding. You'll get a bigger clutch and it will be less stressful on the female.

I'd love to see a 500 gram peublan - that would be a monster!

Good luck,
Dave

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Thanks for the replies. I thought 500g was heavy for a pueblan.

Doug, were you thining of another subspecies? In anycase, I'm not rushing them. If they gain enough weight to breed next spring, I'll do it. If not, I have no problem waiting until '09.

Thanks again,
Chris

Yeah!!!LOL that WOULD BE HUGE! ...I had Hondo in my head for some reason(lack of sleep) instead! sorry!LOL,....anyway, yes a weight of 350 plus is plenty good......Sorry about that!....I've had many in that 350-400 range that bred well....I hate being publicly embarrased!!ha-ha-ha.
Doug
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Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!

I was going to say...sign me up for some from your line if you had them that size! LOL

Dave
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Good post!! Waiting till they are at least 3 just makes things a lot easier for the female snake. Bigger body size, proper weight, and age will all ensure better chances of bigger and better clutches.
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