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Hi all
I know the brongersmai gets the biggest, but what is the biggest breitensteini ever recorded?
Is the record breitensteini much smaller than the record brongersmai?

Thanks

Jonas

Jonas, I had a female that was 40 lbs,likely better than 6 1/2 feet and laid 44 good eggs..If theres large amounts of food provided I wouldn't be surprised if that could be beat..
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wow thats a big one Can anyone beat that?

I would really like to see pictures. Espessially with people holding them for size refference

Jonas

The record length for this species is about 6 feet 9 inches for a wild caught specimen. Unfortunately I don't have a weight, but it had to be between 40 and 50 pounds.

Kelly

Thanks
Is there a big difference between males and females?
I often see very large males, but rarely large females

Jonas

Is there a big difference between males and females?
I often see very large males, but rarely large females

The females are typically larger than the males, probably around 10-15% longer.

Our 2006 males are 10 lbs /- and our females run 20 lbs, but some of that may be do to feeding regimine..
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It depends on whether you are talking about weight or length. At that young age the weight difference you see is probably due mostly to their feeding regimen as you stated. The larger weight discrepancies usually don't show up until they are several years older than that. Typically, full adult older females weigh considerably more than adult males of the "curtus" group. However, adult females are usually only about a few percent longer than males on average. I have had both male and female specimens of P. brongersmai that were just a few inches short of seven feet. In fact, I have never had a male brongersmai over 10 years of age that wasn't at least six feet.

Kelly