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i take class for vet programs in my high school and 2morrow like evrywekk i bring in my ball he is 35 inches long and 1.5 - 2 years old, and i heard that they just got in an adult ball python today so i was gunna see if maybe it is a female aned if so try to breed them, so my questions

is size a issuer in breeding
the other ball is like almost4.5-5 ft and good weight

so how old do males have 2 be to breed thanks for your help
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Zero to 4 legs
1.0 Black rough neck monitor
0.1 bearded dargon
1.0 ball python

soon to be getting either
0.1 Black throat monitor
1.0 Dwarf tiger retic
0.1 Ball python
1.0 Red tegu

Female must be at least 1500 grams male must be producing sperm. Average female hits breeding weight in 2-3 years average male comes of age around 9-18 months.
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

7.33.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi - yeah I know but my kids love the book)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.2 frogs rescued from pool skimmer

A 3 or 4 year old 1200 gram girl could throw healthy eggs, but 1500 is preferable, they are much less likely to throw slugs.
I wouldn't even breed my girls at 1500 if they were only 2 years old, I'd rather get some more size in them during the growing years

Cole Maas

god damn i went downstairs to make a sandwitch and there are 2 post already

thanks ill probly see if the the class will let me take her home and weight her and check her out

this is my first time breeding ball

on a scale 1-10 how hard is it like with everyones past experiences

thanks again
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Zero to 4 legs
1.0 Black rough neck monitor
0.1 bearded dargon
1.0 ball python

soon to be getting either
0.1 Black throat monitor
1.0 Dwarf tiger retic
0.1 Ball python
1.0 Red tegu

with one pair of snakes it shouldn't get too complicated. If the girl is truly 4.5'-5' weight will certainly not be a problem unless she is underfed. Oh, and a quick little conversion, 1500 grams is roughly 3 pounds so you can probably judge it just by holding her.

Cole Maas

yea this ball is a moms sons pet who went to college and couldnt bring it so she(hopefully) is solid at least thats howe it look i didnt get to pick her up bcv i had to leave i leave early bc my bus leaves

thanks for everyones help
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Zero to 4 legs
1.0 Black rough neck monitor
0.1 bearded dargon
1.0 ball python

soon to be getting either
0.1 Black throat monitor
1.0 Dwarf tiger retic
0.1 Ball python
1.0 Red tegu

Most people say 1500 grams for a female to breed. That reason being in general if fed a NORMAL DIET thats what a girl should weigh when shes around 2 - 3 years old. You can not use weight as your marker alone thats nuts. If anyone has ever gotten WC females they know that most are 1000 grams and under. Most not all but alot of them unless they are gravid. The major difference being in the wild these snakes arent given a rat everytime they will take it. They have to find food. They also don't sit in a CB70 tub and get little to no exercise. I would defiantly go by agemore than weight. If your girl is 2-3 years old she will weigh more than enough. Alot of people are under the misconception that the bigger the snake the more eggs. That is true to an extent. But if they are just overfed animals expect slugs and problems and maybe a chance they dont even produce. Thanks for listening to me ramble. Have a good night.

Mike Tucker
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