I am curious as to what age female ball pythons start laying less eggs?
A friend of mine is selling a 10 year old big female and I was thinking of getting her.
Thanks in advance
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Reproductive age question
nhballpython
Jan 09, 2011 07:13 PM
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Bolitochrome
Jan 09, 2011 07:16 PM
A couple of years back someone posted about their normal female of 45 years or so who laid a clutch of 8, which I think is about average. She could be an exception, but I would bet like most reptiles they will continue to reproduce at average until they pass away. Just my theory though.
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jyohe
Jan 09, 2011 08:20 PM
they live to 50.....
so ...if they are alive...they can breed probably...
...let's say 30 and retire her....
......wild import females...noone knows how old some are....
I have had huge females that bred for 10 years and looked the same after those 10 years as the day I got them...as adults....they might have been 30?...who knows...
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