size

[TONY]

how big should my snake be before it starts mating?

thank

tony

[drizzt_19]

This should be in the breeding/egg production and care forum...

Here is a general guideline to go by...If the female is near 3 ft and 300 grams she is ready to breed...Remeber that if the female is smaller and still has a good weight , she can still be bred...IMO..

Here is a quote from Darin Chappell :

The one thing about breeding sizes of corns is that there are LOTS of different opinions on the subject.

I know that many, many breeders have no difficulty breeding two year old corns if they have sufficient size to them by that age. I, myself, have some corns that will be two next year. They're over 30" and are in good weight. Assuming they continue to do well through the winter, I'll probably breed them.

I have always had this practice, and after a few years of success, I can honestly say that I've never had an eggbound female of any age. However, I've heard of more eggbinding occuring in older females that are being bred for the first time than in young females breeding for the first time. Is this a hard and fast rule? Nope, but I think the "too young until 3 years/300 grams" reply is tossed about by a lot of people as if it's a hard and fast rule, and it's not either.

Here's a link (http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3238&highlight=Breeding+size) to this quote...

HTH