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i have a 6 year old female ball python. shes weighs 1400 grams and i would like to breed her. but when she was about 2 a rat severly chew up her tail. and now its healed fine and she is very healthy. would do you guys think because im not sure what to do.

Need more info is the female's vent ok or has it been chewed and healed over. No reason why you can't try if the vent is clear and in normal shape. I had a normal female rescue that the person closed the door on her tail about 1/2 inch from her vent she laid 6 perfect eggs.Even though she lost the back portion of her tail.
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I had a female that was SEVERELY attacked by a rat. The rat chewed part of her tail so much that the bones were sticking out. The vet had to amputate like one inch off her tail. SHe produced many healthy clutches!
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Sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus...

at 6 years old and only 1400 grams are you sure its not a male?
adam jeffery
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That was my first reaction. She seems too small for a 6-year female. I forgot to mention it in my previous msg. Could SHE be a male?
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Sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus...

nope she is a female when i bought her i had her probbed.shes only 1400 grams because once in awhile she will reject food for some reason. i have the heating at 90 degrees but sometimes she will go on a short period without eating.