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I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the ideal weight or age to breed mussuranas (boiruna maculata). I have a 1 yr old 3 ft female that is growing like a weed and might be close to 5 ft long if she keeps growing at same rate by the time she hits 2 yrs she is built heavy too. The male is a different story. Same age but growing at slower pace. Might be 2 ft long and half the weight of the female. Thanks in advance. Any replies appreciated.

I waited until my females were 5 foot. First year was all slugs, second year had some success.

Thanks. Does it matter what size the male is? Im afraid by next year the female will be 5 ft but male might be only 3 ft. Too early to try?

Five foot should be fine for the females. If the male is three years old he should be able to breed but I would be sure that the females belly is filled to capacity before putting a snack sized snake in with her. Mine have been pretty shy breeders, only breeding in the night. I will tell you that mussurana males produce copious amounts of semen that stain shredded aspen bright yellow so it is easy to tell in the morning if there was breeding.

Hi guys, its been a while since I last checked this forum.
Kayvon, you are right in that male mu's produce a lot of yellow semen, so you can figure what happened without being there.

That said, once in every few years a female tries to eat a male (3-4 times in 20 years) , so I always watch them, which means I may need up to 6 hours until they unhook, worth every minute in my opinion. (Dont worry, they usually hook up for less than one hour).

Mussuranas being so dear to me, once in a lifetime would be too much of a loss.

About breeding size:
In the beggining , I got one wc young female that came in pregnant, she was not above 3 ft long, and safely laid 4 eggs. HOWEVER, cb ones frequently retain eggs if bred too early.

David