Breeding

[reptilez]

When do you think a female ball python is ready to Breed? Age?Weight? Lenght?
-Reptilez

[Jeff_Favelle]

1500g, whenever that is.

After the 1st breeding, the 1500g benchmark is useless. Then it becomes a question of good enouhg body weight.

[reptilez]

how many eggs do they usually lay at 1500g?

[Jeff_Favelle]

2-8.

[reptilez]

wow.
any idea how long or old they are at that weight?

[Jeff_Favelle]

18 months to 5 years. Depending how on your game you are. :D

[reptilez]

so as long as there at the right wieght, there fine to start breeding?

[Jeff_Favelle]

It seems to be a good guidline, yes. Although last year, I had a 1250g female lay 5 huge eggs and the year before that I had a 3,000g female lay 2 small eggs.

Living animals. There is no concrete answer.

[sapphire_moon]

What about the male? How old/long/weight should he be?

[reptilez]

18 months or so is what i read in the ball python manual and for females is like 30 months!
-Reptilez

[Jeff_Favelle]

Most males can easily breed at 10 months of age and 600-800 grams.