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I have individual bp's in the past but have never bred them. I plan on getting a pair of 100% albino hets at the tinley park show this weekend and I had a few questions.

1. At what age do bp's usually reach sexual maturity?

2. How many eggs can I expect from a female?

3. What are some good sites about breeding bp's?

Thanks
Mike
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I have:
1.1 Kankakee Bulls
1.0 veild chameleon
1.1 corns
0.1 az king
1.2. tiger sals
0.1.11 fox snakes
0.1.10 thamnophis radix
0.1 3-toe box turtle
0.0.1 gray tree frogs
1.1 Crotaphytus collaris
1.1 Crotaphytus binctores

Well here are answers to your questions. Ball Pythons will usually reach sexually maturity between 18-36 months. Many males will readily breed at 18 months, but few females will. Weigth is very important to breeding and most males are 600-1200 grams at 18 months of age. Females however should be about 1500 grams before breeding. This will usually come at about 24-36 months of age. As for eggs, a small clutch is 3 or 4 and a large clutch would be 10 or more. I would say average is somewhere around 6. As for good sites on breeding, I really like Ralph Davis' breeding recipe, and he has alot of other good info on the site. A link to the recipe will be below.
Good luck with breeding, and have fun in Chicago!
Jason

Ralphs Breeding Recipe