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I have a female redtail about 3 years old. She is 5 feet in length and thick. I was wondering if she is able to breed. I thought the length was 6 feet, but people have been telling me that they can breed at 5 feet. I also care for my animals and don't want her to get hurt.I am just looking for opinions on what you think. I prob. won't breed her this year. She is a nice bright pink pastel though and so isn't my male. My male is 4.5 feet.

i think age (maturity) is most important when determining time for breeding, then weight. if she is three years old and had good weight (i would guess 8lbs to be good for a five foot female), but best is to give it a year if your worried. better to wait and have a better outcome. is this a columbian? if it is a dwarf species then she is probably near full grown and the other general rules would not exactly apply to her (if shes a dwarf species).

I have a female redtail about 3 years old. She is 5 feet in length and thick. I was wondering if she is able to breed. I thought the length was 6 feet, but people have been telling me that they can breed at 5 feet. I also care for my animals and don't want her to get hurt.I am just looking for opinions on what you think. I prob. won't breed her this year. She is a nice bright pink pastel though and so isn't my male. My male is 4.5 feet.

she is a columbian. I will get the weight and post it on here later.

I agree that maturity is the only way to consider breeding. I have been giving alot of thought to this subject since my gravid Anery female died with 17 babies inside her. She appeared healthy in every respect. She was 5.5' actually closer to 6' long and weighed 17 pounds before the male was put in with her.

I am thinking that MAYBE...she was still under-developed on the inside...something none of us can see on the outside.

Even though a 13 year old human can get pregnant and have a baby she is most likely going to have some traumatic complications due to her system not being fully developed.

I am leaning towards a belief that morphs in particular would be candidates for being immature on the inside....I would guess albinos may even be more un-developed at 3 years.

These are only MY OPINIONS....and are NOT FACTS....

As for common boas .....I think they would mature alot faster.

Andy

i think age (maturity) is most important when determining time for breeding, then weight. if she is three years old and had good weight (i would guess 8lbs to be good for a five foot female), but best is to give it a year if your worried. better to wait and have a better outcome. is this a columbian? if it is a dwarf species then she is probably near full grown and the other general rules would not exactly apply to her (if shes a dwarf species).

I have a female redtail about 3 years old. She is 5 feet in length and thick. I was wondering if she is able to breed. I thought the length was 6 feet, but people have been telling me that they can breed at 5 feet. I also care for my animals and don't want her to get hurt.I am just looking for opinions on what you think. I prob. won't breed her this year. She is a nice bright pink pastel though and so isn't my male. My male is 4.5 feet

ajfreptiles - im sorry to ehar about your loss. that incodent got me worried about the future of my little girl since she was technically ready to breed and still had complications. what was even more confusing is that you foung developing snakes inside and not slugs, which are known to be more difficult to pass without complications.