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this is my first post so let me thank everyone on hear that posts i've learned alot from you all. how long should you wait to attempt to breed an adult female after she has been shipped.

I am off topic here, but I wanted to know if you were from new orleans. With a name like go saints you must be a local!

I am in slidell, thats why I ask.
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0.1 Pied
0.2 possible het pied
1.0 Albino
0.1 Albino het female
1.0 Spider
1.0 cinnamon
1.1 Pastel
1.0 Het genetic stripes
0.17 normal females

i'm in metairie. you know if theirs ever any reptile shows in the area?

Destrehan here

you just missed one across the River

You should quarantine any new animals from your current collection for a minimum of 30 days.
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Tosha
JET Pythons
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Tosha is right as always, but it's really up to you, I go overboard with 120 days because I'm a little crazy.
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Pastel 1.0
Spider 1.0
Normals 1.2
Het Pied 1.0
Leopard Geckos 1.1
American Bulldog 1.0

Like Brian and Tosha already stated - your first priority should be a proper quarantine period. Read up on quarantine measures first to find a system that works the best for you. The 30-120 day periods offered are both within the "normal" limits most people follow.

The quarantine not only allows you to protect your other animals for any potential pathogens or parasites but will also allow your new arrival some time to settle in and acclimate to it's new surroundings. If you are hoping to breed her as soon as possible you may be out of luck for this season.

It can take a female anywhere from 1 month up to 2 years to settle in enough to where she is willing/able to breed. To help ease her acclimation try to keep her in an environment that is as close to the one the previous breeder kept her in as is possible for you. If they used a different substrate or size of tub than you will be utilizing these are things that you can slowly switch her over to as time goes on. This way not only will you be quarantining her but you will also give her a chance to acclimate. A stressed snake is unlikely to breed no matter when it was shipped. Shipping in and of itself is a stressful event (imagine being blindfolded, tied up, thrown into a box and made to defecate on yourself for 12-24 hours while being transported without food or water only to be released in a completely new environment). If you try to introduce a breeding partner too soon after arrival she may not breed at all.

P.S. -During quarantine you should be keeping her on some sort of flat paper-type substrate so if she does have mites you will be able to see them better. After this time you can re-introduce her to aspen, fir bark or whatever type of substrate you want. Go slow and have patience if you expect to have the best results.

they have been quarantined for 6 weeks but i was worried if they are still stressed it might not be a good idea to put them with a male. they are eating well now and seem more comfortable in their new homes which is why i ask. so should i give it a shot or would this possibly stress them more. i was really hoping for a first clutch this year but i will wait if that would be better.

If they are eatting and over 1500 grams, I'd start.
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Pastel 1.0
Spider 1.0
Normals 1.2
Het Pied 1.0
Leopard Geckos 1.1
American Bulldog 1.0

Your gut feeling is generally your best freind when it comes to something like that, If you think the snake seems fine and health and not stressed, throw them togeather.
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Coolluigi

1.0 Pastel
1.0 Yellowbelly
0.2 Normal
0.1 Spider
1.2 Het VPI Axanthic
and soon to be more. *fingers crossed*

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