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I have a female house snake that is 216 grams in weight and about 2 foot long. She is feeding on weanling mice and they still leave a noticable buldge in her. Is she large enough to breed safely? Any thoughts or comments are appreciated.

I wound strongly suggest that you do not breed her that small. i would wait untill she is around three feet to be safe. and son't worry about the bulge house snakes can take meals that are twice as big around as they are and sometimes bigger.
good luck
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Be excellent to each other...and Party on dude!

I have seen two foot females bred and they generally don't survive very long after that.

I agree that a female housesnake under 3 feet should be kept separated from the males. She will be large enough in another year or so and then it will be a case of trying to STOP her from breeding!

Males, of course, can breed at 18" with no consequences.
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Chris Harrison

np

What type of tempermeant does your house snake have, As secretive as lots of kings/milks or more out in the open and can you handle her okay?
I see them babies for sale every summer in my area pet store neat looking but I cant find to much on them seems very few keep them.
Thanks

>>What type of tempermeant does your house snake have, As secretive as lots of kings/milks or more out in the open and can you handle her okay?

Housesnakes are very secretive snakes since they are almost completely nocturnal. They are a little high strung as babies (like most snakes) but calm down nicely and are very tame as adults.

In general, snakes don't come out/sit out during the day unless they are looking for food or water or are forced to come out to thermoregulate. This is because snakes that come out during the day when they don't have to get killed by predators. So a well fed, contented snake is generally going to be hiding somewhere.

There are exceptions to this (treeboas and some boas and pythons), but generally when my snakes are out cruising during the day, I ask myself what's wrong.

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Chris Harrison

Thanks for the information.

210 grams at 2 feet?

My girl is at about 31.5 inches and is about 220 grams. I'd kinda expect something higher at the above rates...
She did brumate this year, so I assume that accounts for some of the "missing" weight.

Hmmm...is it even a "she"?

Any thoughts anyone?

>>210 grams at 2 feet?

That seems a little beefy to me.

>>My girl is at about 31.5 inches and is about 220 grams. I'd kinda expect something higher at the above rates...
>>She did brumate this year, so I assume that accounts for some of the "missing" weight.

Doesn't sound too bad. These are supposed to be lithe, slender snakes.

>>Hmmm...is it even a "she"?

A 31.5 inch male would be a monster.
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Chris Harrison