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Nephrurus amyae breeding size?

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I have heard conflicting advice from other breeders on the subject of weight requirements for breeding female N. amyae, with weights ranging from 40 grams to 60 grams!

I have a small group of rough knobtails, and the largest of my females is right around 50 grams and about 1 year old. I have been itching to attempt breeding her but before I do I wanted to get some expert opinions. So do y'all think she is big enough and old enough?
 
Amyae

I'm in the same boat. I have 4.4 that are all 35-50 grams. I am going to hold out till they reach 60 and see if I can get a clutch or two near the end of the season. Mine are eating well on roaches and crickets and I'm just waiting. I tried to buy some adults that where posted on kingsnake the other day, but missed out on them by a few hours. These guys are still very hard to find. I have 4 bloodlines, and hopefully will add 2-3 more this year.
James
 
A combination of weight and age are important. I will breed females that are 45g and over one year of age. Anything smaller than that I will only breed if they have shut down their feeding. Good luck!
 
breeding weight

Michael,
Can you share min. breeding weights on some of the smooths particularly Pilbarensis and Occidentalis?

Thanks,
Jason
 
Hi Jason,

Here's a list of preferred weights but sometimes it depends on how the females are doing as well.

levis - 25g or 22g if one yr old
pilbarensis - 22g or 20g if one yr old
occidentalis - 22g or 20g if one yr old
stellatus - 15g-20g
deleani - 18g-20g
laevissimus - I haven't had much success with these guys but I have had females produce follicles at less than 9g.

Regards,
Michael, BGR
www.bgr.cc
 
Michael, its nice having you ijoin this forum. I am looking forward to seeing your new website. Nice nephrurus by the way.
James
 
Thanks from me as well Michael. I appreciate you sharing what you know with us Nephrurus newbies. You have some beautiful animals!
 
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