gravid?

i have a female bp that is only a year and a half and i found her gravid the other day has anyone heard of a female this young ovulating?

Yep, I had an 18 month old got this year. She was two years old when she laid.

Wow so their is some hope lol

wow i didnt even think that could happen that young i dont want to breed her too soon she is only 750 grams and ive herd thats not good for them but im not sure

Everyone has different standards in regards to weight, but 750 is a little low. This girl was 1200 grams when I introduced her and I got five healthy eggs and no slugs. She was pretty skinny but put weight back on quick. After seeing that, I don't think I'll go under 1500 again.

Me I personally prefer my female's to be at 2k grams or super close to 2k grams... IDK why I chose 2k gramsto be my breeding weight for my females... I breed my normal she was over 2k grams and I got 8 perfect egg's I guess one of the reason's I do this is becuase when there larger the first time they breed they usualy lay bigger clutch's although thats not always true...

thanks guys any bit of advise or help is greatly apreciated i love my snakes i wouldnt do anything to put them in harms way

750 grams? Has she been with a male? Personally, I would not breed that small, no matter what the age.

A little small and young, can lead to egg binding.

no i have no intentions of breeding her she is too small and i dont want to hurt her for any reason she just was gravid and was concerned being ive never had one that young start ovulation

didnt you have it housed with a male?

Are you sure it isn't constipation? A girl that small, that has not been with a male (or has she? - I don't recall seeing the answer to that) does not normally go gravid, though I suppose it is not impossible. When was the last time she had a bowel movement? How much has she eaten since then?

If she has not been with a male, I would put together a tub of warm water and soak her for around 40 minutes. Then I would massage her to see if anything came out. WARNING: do the massage over a trash can or you may be very surprised at the results on your floor.

Good luck and let us know what happens.

she was with my male for about a week till i got another set up for her but she didnt show sighns of being this way till she was by herself but he isnt old enough either

didnt you tell me that male was something like 700 grams

not the one she was with she was with a 440 gram male i have two the big normal i thought was a female isnt and the pastel male

if a female can get prego being only 700 and whatever grams then why couldnt a male thats 440 do it???

Male's can go at 500 grams so a 440 gram male could breed...

Cp3_Pythons wrote:

Male's can go at 500 grams so a 440 gram male could breed...

thats what i was thinking