i have a 1.5 year old male columbian red tail and a 0.5 year old female red tail. How long should i wait before breeding? and should i put them in brumation this winter?
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breeding boas?
mack1time
Jan 13, 2006 06:18 PM
Replies (3)
sun_king
Jan 13, 2006 07:13 PM
Females should be a minimum of 3 tears old before you breed them. Males can sometimes go as earlly as 1.5 years but def not less than 3 for the females.
Joe
brian_1052
Jan 13, 2006 11:12 PM
It is really not worth it to rush into breeding. Believe me I know, I have had my female for 3 years, now i just purchased my male, but hes 8 months old, so I must now wait another year to year and a half but it will be well worth it. 2 healthy, ready snakes gives you a chance to produce healthy offspring, with out risking the well being of the female. you really dont want to have to go through having your female give birth to a litter os slugs or even worse loose your female. point being, good things come to those who wait. Didnt our parents tells us that stuff too?
thanks
Brian
JasonReese
Jan 14, 2006 01:20 PM
Your male my be ready now but I've always found that waiting another year he may have a better chance. A big healthy 3 year old female is usually the minimum for Colombians. I have seen first hand a CA female breed at 18 months & produce a healthy litter, but that is not the norm. For the best possiable chance & results, keep the heat up & feed your female for at least another 2 years.
Jason
