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i was just wondering if i could breed a small male to a large female? the male is about 1 year old (caramel 60 grams) and the female is about 3-4 years old(amel 425 grams)

The male's can certainly be much smaller than the female, but 60 grams is asking an aweful lot, as they also have to be sexually mature. This generally takes a bit more size. Sometimes if females are too much bigger than the male, it can be intimidating for the much smaller male, and they will be afraid of the female.

This breeding year is coming to a close anyway, so your male that is only 60 grams now will certainly be ready next year if your husbandry is sufficient.

~Doug

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so when is breeding season for corn snakes? i have heard they only breed from about march thru may? and should i put them thru the brumation process? some sources i have read say that corn snake will breed without brumation. is this true? is it better for them or does it not make a difference

I have successfully bred corn snakes much later than May and without cooling either male or female.

One thing to be careful about using small males, is they may end up being eaten, especially if the female is quite large compared to him. Corn snakes can be cannibalistic though this is rather rare.

You should probably get a book if you intention is to breed Corn Snakes. There are plenty of good ones out there. Also, do you have a plan for the babies? That pairing will result in a clutch of normal-looking Corn Snakes - which there isn't much demand for.

Tim