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It'sKourtneyYo
12-13-11, 06:45 PM
Does it take for a Burmese or a retic to reach maturity? Just wondering.
Post pictures too! Pictures are ALWAYS welcome :D
youngster
12-13-11, 06:53 PM
I'm not sure but I think it's 3-4 years.
Stephan or someone else will be able to get you a specific answer.
marvelfreak
12-13-11, 07:03 PM
It can be a lot sooner in under two years, but this is when power feed. Power feeding just lead to a shorter life span for snake. Plus if breed to young even if they are of size it can lead to a very small clutch and a lot of slugs.
It'sKourtneyYo
12-13-11, 07:04 PM
Okay, I was just wondering because I'd like to get a baby one someday.
lady_bug87
12-13-11, 07:12 PM
that can definitely eat your rabbit.. and you need a pretty huge enclosure
millertime89
12-13-11, 08:10 PM
superdwarf is your answer, dwarfs and mainlands (and sulawesi's) can and should take rabbits once full grown.
males reach sexual maturity in about a year and a half, 3 years is generally what is considered the norm to breed females. A female can hit 20 feet in 4 years, but its unlikely. They'll usually hit 4-6 feet in their first year.
stephanbakir
12-14-11, 08:07 AM
I've bred male retics at 12 months, but generally around 18 months. Even with the 12 months olds, I've gotten from50-100% fertility... just depends on the male, and how you cool them.

females can breed at2years, but should wait till 3. I never breed my females before 25 lbs.
can't help ya with burms but its probbly about the same
It'sKourtneyYo
12-14-11, 04:32 PM
I was just wondering because I'd like to have one someday. Not anytime soon though, i know they would for sure eat my bunnies and give my grandma a heart attack nor do I have the money for something that big right now.
It'sKourtneyYo
12-14-11, 04:32 PM
I REALLY REALLY like the super dwarfs though! Are they naturally like that or are the a type of morph?
youngster
12-14-11, 04:34 PM
SDs and dwarfs are just localities. Sometimes small islands contain huge snakes since the predator to prey ratio is lower. And vice versa
stephanbakir
12-14-11, 05:44 PM
Yeh, some locales like selayers are dwarves, while some like sulaweisis are insanely large for localities.
millertime89
12-14-11, 07:45 PM
SDs are generally considered Kayuadi localities.