First serpent eggs of the season (JCP)

What age is sexual maturity for a male JCP? If I were to breed it at age 12 months what would happen to the male if it was too young?

Thanks,
Cassandra

Chances are nothing would happen at all, the male simply would not breed. It takes two years normally for a male to reach sexual maturity, sometimes longer for females.
The pair which produced these eggs were 5 years old before I bred them.

I had forgotten about this thread, and that I said I would let you know about the babies. They're all eating well and most have had 9 meals now. I do have a waiting list though, so I don't know if I'll have enough males to go around.

Oh! Don't worry about the neonates. Anyway, so he just won't wan to breed at all. Is it safe for a female to mate at age 4 to 5 years old?

Cass

At 12 months old, he won't show any interest in breeding. Fed heavily, he might be breedable at 18 months, but two years is more realistic.
A female fed well is usually ready to go at three years old. A 4 or 5 year old is a great breeding age, and she should be more than ready to reproduce.

Why would heavily feeing adjust the sexual maturity age?

Sexual maturity is a function of size as well as age.
A very young snake won't be mature regardless of size, but at the same time an underfed 3 year old may not be capable of reproducing either. Both factors play a part.

If normal feeding can reach maturity in 24 months, feeding somewhat heavier may do the same in 18 months. There's a limit though, and feeding too heavily can endanger the snake. Fatty liver disease is a concern as is overall shortened lifespan.
Saving a year by power feeding is no excuse to risk long term harm to the snake.
In the big picture, a jungle carpet may breed successfully for many years, so waiting one more season should not be a concern.

ok, i see. i guess i will wait then. Do you know anything about Tiger Carpet Python?

Thanks,
Cassandra

What I know of as a tiger carpet is a morph of the coastal carpet python (M. s. mcdowelli) that was first produced in the mid 90s sometime. I remember seeing them first in Vivarium magazine, 96 or 97 I think.
They are still apparently a rarely seen morph, since I haven't even heard the name in a long time.
They resemble the tiger reticulated python in appearance being a sort of "tri-stripe" pattern. I don't really know the genetics involved with them, whether it is a recessive or dominant trait.

They are a pretty snake, but I personally prefer the jaguar carpets myself, which are another morph of the coastal.
Coastals are larger than jungles and normally not nearly as pretty, but these two morphs are very nice looking in their own right.

I like the jaguars too. I am actually buying a regular jaguar carpet from Will Leary next spring. It is odd that both of these morphs originate form the coastal. I can see the resemblance in the jaguars with the coastal but tiger is quite amazing. I mean the srtipes on it do resemble the coastals one stripe along the sides, but the tiger is completely different in coloration. I am actually feeding my coastal and jungle this evening. I know they are hungry. Do you know anything abotu breeidng rats? Talk to you soon.

Cassandra

This is kind of an old post but here is one of Clays JCP's.. I bought 3 of them fromhim are they are awsome...I was very pleased with there temperments except for one..lol..little nippy but calming down...