HELEN, I'VE NEVER WEIGHED A SNAKE IN MY LIFE....I GO BY SIZE AND AGE....THE 4 - 6 FOOTERS SHOULD BE BREEDABLE....BUT THE 2 FOOTERS SHOULD NEED ANOTHER YEAR OR SO....DO YOU GO OUT IN THE WILD AND CATCH THESE SNAKES YOURSELF?....I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME PHOTOS....JERRY