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Posted 7/14/2008 11:19:54 AM


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Alright. Anything that comes to mind that could be useful...post it here! I'm considering breeding them so any extra info and advice would be helpful. Thanks!

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Posted 7/14/2008 2:37:52 PM


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Males reach maturity at 12-18 months and females 24-36 months and males no less than 900 grams and females no less than 1500 grams.Seperate during summer and feed every 2-3 weeks.Stop feeding around november and put them at regular temps.After weeks without food introduce males to females.Give them 12 ghours of light 12 hours of dark.After that remove males and continue with regular schedule.They will lay around march or april.

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Posted 7/14/2008 5:52:00 PM


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how long does the male need to be in with the female? Until it is obvious that they have bred or is there a certain amount of time?

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Posted 7/14/2008 6:36:16 PM


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Usually after they breed you can seperate them.

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Posted 7/14/2008 8:02:53 PM


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Thanks for the advice!

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Posted 7/20/2008 1:40:25 PM
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Have you had any luck breading yet????
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Posted 8/26/2008 12:48:09 PM


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Uh...not yet.

But its now a for sure thing so once again, any tips, not just about breeding them but of selecting a male (I have a female), selecting some of a batch to keep for future breeding...anything really.

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Posted 9/21/2008 6:57:42 AM
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I would get an albino ball python, that way, when bred to a normal you'll get 100% hets. Or try 2 yellow bellies, cuz when they are bred together you get the all white, called an Ivory.
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Posted 9/21/2008 8:04:19 PM


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That post was done a while ago and I have decided to begin with normals and pastels.

Of course, the next step for me anyway would be albinos.

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