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08-25-05, 10:12 PM
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breeding size for ball
what is the minimum breeding size/weight for a male and a female ball?
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08-25-05, 11:04 PM
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males 800 grams and second winter
females 1500g and third winter...
just a general rule
http://ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html
out of curoisty why post the same question in a bunch of different catagories.. do you have all these animals and are looking to breed or just curious..
if your curious and would like to learn more on breeding of different species you can get in depth guides all over the net.. youll learn more info there than in one shot here.. here is definatly better for specifics though...
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enough animals. finally lowerd my herp collect to 40
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08-25-05, 11:20 PM
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just proving a point to a friend.thanks for your help
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08-26-05, 09:55 AM
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no problem...
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08-28-05, 10:42 PM
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Males as low as 300 grams and 8 months.
Females as low as 1000 grams and 2nd winter.
Cheers.
Edit-Peter, that avator is starting to trip me out, maaan! :medopen:
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08-29-05, 09:07 AM
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whats rong with that avatar.. lol
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08-29-05, 10:16 AM
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what do you mean?
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08-29-05, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by HumphreyBoagart
Males as low as 300 grams and 8 months.
Females as low as 1000 grams and 2nd winter.
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I have heard of males being ready as low as 500-600g but never at 300g wow, have you personally had a male go that small? Females it is usually a min of 1200g, you start them small.
I have 2 females that are pushing 1200g and are 3 yrs old this fall and I will pair them up because they are 3 years old. The '05's will be paired up if they are 1500g but not if they are under that.
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08-29-05, 11:07 PM
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80% of males will go first winter/spring and 500-700g. Just be careful as you don't want them to stop growing, and you can, very rare though, actually kill them.
Females 2nd or 3rd year and at LEAST 1500g. Preferrably bigger.
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08-29-05, 11:19 PM
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see i start my male at 1000g 2 winter and my females 1850+ 3 winter so am fine.my friend did not trust me so i posted this so he could see what other people breed at.
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08-30-05, 08:38 AM
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hey jeff... your sayin that a male MAY be ready its first winter...
im getting a het for pied soon that was hatched out in mid to late june i believe... and your saying that there is a chance that my male may breed this comming season...
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08-30-05, 10:04 AM
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Is it possible or even common to delay the breeding season using heat and light, so that your snakes have time to acquire the proper weight? I have a 1200 gram female who has been gaining 100grams a month since I acquired her. She is an '03. I have two 1000 gram '03's who are gaining at the same rate.
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08-30-05, 12:29 PM
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A male can breed his first year if he is up to weight, many people will breed a male in his first winter as long as he is big enough, healthy enough.
Technically you can start breeding season whenever you start cooling your snakes. If you want to wait until Jan so that your girls put on more weight then don't start cooling them till then.
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08-30-05, 04:08 PM
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hey jeff... your sayin that a male MAY be ready its first winter...
I'm saying that MOST males will breed their first winter. My Spider did it. My Pastel did it. My albino tried to do it, but I pulled him out when I bought the Spider. If you get the male to 600g +, he will most likely breed.
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08-31-05, 03:21 PM
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I've always thought that it wasn't really a matter of weight when it came to males...but the time that they begin to produce sperm plugs...
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