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I have a 1.2 trio of 3rd year breeder Hondurans, and I am wondering what kind of clutch sizes to expect.
One female is 430grams, and 1 female is 680grams.
They have already been cycled, and I am really excited to get them going. I am having a hard time getting a range of how many they can/will/should produce.
My corns, for whatever reason, all tend to beat the averages. Over the past 2 years I have averaged 20.666> viable young per female per year.
I am not expecting those kind of numbers out of the milks, most of the clutches I see are 6-9 eggs, but I wonder what the low/high range is.
Thanks for any help
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Jeremy J. Anderson
snakepimp.com
gemstatereptiles.com
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It mostly depends on each individual female, size, age and weight, some lay small clutches of large eggs while others might lay large clutches of small eggs.

To give you an idea, I have a large 6'+ Het-Albino female who always gives me 8 to 10 kiwi sized eggs while most other big girls will lay on average a dozen smaller eggs.

You are correct in expecting 6-9 eggs on average

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Marc Bouchard
Selectively Bred Serpents
www.selectively-bred-serpents.ca

I'd expect six to ten eggs per female, though you could get more. There will probably be at least some infertility, though not necessarily so. I spread my females across more males and so project my females to produce 4-6 babies net. But I'm trying to be conservative in my estimates because i'd rather produce more snakes than i take orders for, than the other way around. Lastly, i'd guess one or the other will double clutch and the 2nd clutch will probably be close to the same size as the first. Both could double, and neither might.

Now to see what my friend marc says in his reply.... (I'm sure we'll differ in our opinions, and that's why i always stress to people that i'm expressing my opinions. I like this: "Don't believe all of what anyone tells you, including me."

peace
terry

that is good, conservative, and concise information.
Good luck this season.
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Jeremy J. Anderson
snakepimp.com
gemstatereptiles.com
Of course it's my opinion, I said it, didn't I?
Breeding season is always just around the corner....JOY!!!