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To those who have experience breeding ball pythons...how many females can you successfully breed one male to? Would 3 or 4 females to one male be ok or should I have more than one male?
 
Every breeder is different as is every snake. Now the typical "rule of thumb" is a single male can handle as many as 5 females. But I know some breeders that feel 3 females to a single male works best and I know breeders who will cycle as many as 7 females to a single male.

I personally feel you need to know your specific male's breeding abilities and take it from there. Some of my males are real studs and I would not think twice about throwing more than 5 females at them. Now I also have some males who are probably better suited to only have 2 or 3 females cycled to them. They just are not real strong breeders and do not consistently show a strong breeding response.

So basically if this is your first year breeding a particular male then start him with 3 girls and see how he does. If you are getting a good breeding response out of him with those three then add a 4th to the rotation. Then a fifth if 4 seems like no problem.

But yes, most males will handle 3 to 4 females with no problems.
 
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Every breeder is different as is every snake. Now the typical "rule of thumb" is a single male can handle as many as 5 females. But I know some breeders that feel 3 females to a single male works best and I know breeders who will cycle as many as 7 females to a single male.

I personally feel you need to know your specific male's breeding abilities and take it from there. Some of my males are real studs and I would not think twice about throwing more than 5 females at them. Now I also have some males who are probably better suited to only have 2 or 3 females cycled to them. They just are not real strong breeders and do not consistently show a strong breeding response.

So basically if this is your first year breeding a particular male then start him with 3 girls and see how he does. If you are getting a good breeding response out of him with those three then add a 4th to the rotation. Then a fifth if 4 seems like no problem.

But yes, most males will handle 3 to 4 females with no problems.
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Well said.

I just saw an ad for Butters from JnJ that said the sire of the babies in the ad bred 12 females for the season. Wow!
 
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