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Female breeding questions

The general rule of thumb now days is that a female should be at least 1,500 grams before first breeding. The smallest one I've had produce so far was 1,240 grams but she is from a fairly small line. The smallest one I've heard of breeding was just under 1,000 grams but she apparently was a freak (perhaps a genetically small ball python). Your best bet is 1,500 grams + and stocky (if it's a particularly long animal it might have to be well over 1,500 grams to be fat enough).

I tend to put the males in the female's cage but I don't know that it really maters a lot. The female might be more interested in exploring a new cage but my thinking is that the male will put business first.
 
Yeah, agree

1,500 is a good weigh if the female is stocky. I was more leaning towards 1,300 as long as the animal is stocky. Yeah it doesnt really matter if the male comes to the female or female comes to the male. I think with that its all the same.
 
I like to introduce the male to the female. It seems there are more pheromones in the female's enclosure, particularly when she has just shed. This usually entices the male to copulate right away.
 
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