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Originally Posted by hussler1984
I just recently addopted a very nice female ball python that supprised me with 4 small eggs. I had no clue she was prego! To top it off she was 800 grams after laying weighed 600 grams. Dosent that change a little about what we know to be BREEDING SIZE!
3 EGGS WENT BAD - 1 HATCHED a very nice lesser male
HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF THIS?
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This does NOT change what we know about breeding size... you answered it just one line later! she laid
4 eggs and
3 went bad! That shows that the smaller the female, the less likely any eggs will survive and not to mention defects caused by lack of nutrition and the affect it will have on your breeding female.
So I'm not sure why you think that it would change what we know about breeding size when more than half the clutch died. yes it is possible to be gravid and produce eggs but it's not good for the eggs and its definitely not good for the mother.
Just like a 12 year old girl can have a kid (mother nature permitting) doesn't mean she should. I am glad your female is alive but don't even think about breeding a snake UNTIL she is AT LEAST 1000 grams... preferably 1200 or 1300...
IS there a way for you to post pics of the lesser she hatched and the mom? I want to see them both. Then we can tell you even more reasons to not breed so early. BTW, where did you get her from?