What are the risks of breeding a snake to soon, particularly rainbow boas? People always recommend a certain weight and length and all, I just want to be educated on this matter
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Curiosity: Early breeding
Devils7Anarchist
Oct 23, 2011 12:11 AM
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Amanda_D
Oct 24, 2011 11:12 AM
The biggest reason I know of for the size recomendations for female breeding size is how much producing the eggs/babys takes out of the snake.
A larger snake has more body weight and fat reserves that she can use. They also recover faster and regain weight after producing. Breeding a female that is just barly mature enough will produce a smaller clutch with babys that can be smaller as well. She will also probably produce less the following season as all the feedings will have gone mostly to recovery and less to overall growth.
If you wait for the female to get larger she will produce more and healthier offspring in the future.
There is also the chance that a small female may have diffuculty in passing eggs/babys and could become eggbound. As this can be deadly I would not take the risk.
Hope this helpes and best of luck with all your herps.
A
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