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Hello all,

I have a pair of Children's pythons. The male is larger than the female. What size shoudl the female be to safely and healthfully attempt breeding her?

Thank you,

Brian
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Brian

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What is their current size? And you can always put them together this November or so and see what happens for a couple hours. Can't hurt.
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>>Hello all,
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>>I have a pair of Children's pythons. The male is larger than the female. What size shoudl the female be to safely and healthfully attempt breeding her?
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How old are they? My female is easily bigger than my male. But I have seen four foot Children's and mine are only just over two feet and a pound and 7plus years old. So it is one of the species I would worry about age more than size. I think I wouldn't try breeding them until they are three or four years old. Mine I got at 5 and they had not successfully bred before that dispite a couple owner's efforts. I have gotten one part clutch (the month they were shipped to me only one surviving) and two successful clutches since then (15 and 12 babies)
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