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Sexual maturity in Bitis gabonica r.

Crotalus71 Jun 27, 2004 12:39 PM

There seems to be a lot of ppl here keeping gaboons, so someone should know.
I�m wondering at what age/size gaboons reaches sexual maturity?
Greatful for answers.
Excuse my spelling I�m from Sweden.

Replies (2)

GreggMM Jun 30, 2004 05:51 AM

Agood general rule of thumb when breeding the West african gaboon is to wait for the female to be arond 4 feet or so.... The bigger the animal the more offspring you will get and the babies are generaly healthier..... Males can breed at 3 feet long..... So approx. age would be around 4 years old.....

Crotalus71 Jun 30, 2004 09:41 AM

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