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SnakeCreations 10-09-2018 10:32 PM

Retiring Breeders
 
Hi All -

When do you retire your breeders? Is there a standard or safe age?

I'm looking forward to your responses!

-Tonya

Twolunger 10-10-2018 11:01 AM

I've never retired a female corn, usually selling them while they were still productive, as I replaced them with younger females of a specific morph. However, I contacted a breeder who was selling 10 and 12 year old breeder females that were of a morph I wanted. He was honest and said he didn't think they would produce viable eggs anymore. He said the egg clutches drop off dramatically and fertility suffers. I have had 8-10 year old males go infertile, even though they were brumated, but others have told me theirs still produced at 12 years old.


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