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[suecornish]

Okay, not that I am going to do any breeding any time some; But, Riddle me this:

My normal, Gaia, is currently around 5-6 months old and 23 grams. I know females should mate when they are around 300 grams. Suppose she is a she and it takes her two years to get to 300 grams.

My snow, Smokey, is currently 8 years old. Suppose he is a he and in two years he will be ten.

Using that sceniaro: Would 10 year old Smokey be too old to mate with 2+ year old Gaia? If they did mate, what would we get?

This is not a trick question. I am really interested in knowing.

 

[Tula_Montage]

100% normals het for snow If Gaia has no hets (which is unlikley) If she is het amel and anery you could get a nice mix of that and snows.

 

[TandJ]

Suecornish rambled on with the following statement...

This is not a trick question. I am really interested in knowing.

Intrested in knowing... Here is a book of intrest to learn..

http://cornguide.com/the guide.php

Regards.. Tim of T and J

 

[tyflier]

Suecornish rambled on with the following statement...



Intrested in knowing... Here is a book of intrest to learn..

http://cornguide.com/the guide.php

Regards.. Tim of T and J

Buy that book ^^. Using it and the Comprehensive Owner's Guide by Bill and Kathy Love will answer 95% of all your questions regarding breeding and genetics.

But yea...What Tula_Montage said, too...

Luckily, amel and anery are two of the most common morphs out there. There is a good chance your normal is het. for one or both. Your snow is homo. for both, so, you could get lucky and have a really nice mix of normals, anerys, amels, and snows...

 

[Drizzt80]

Go to this link and download the program and you can attempt to figure out virtually any cross that fancies you!!

http://home.comcast.net/~spencer62/cornprog.html

D80

 

[Susan]

And to answer the other part of your question - a male can definitely breed successfully at 10 years old or older.

 

[bitsy]

And to answer the other part of your question - a male can definitely breed successfully at 10 years old or older.

Oh yes. My 14 year old male will be a proud daddy again this year, to a clutch from a "younger woman"... The hussy!

 

[SnakeCreations]

Oh yes. My 14 year old male will be a proud daddy again this year, to a clutch from a "younger woman"... The hussy!

Bitsy... females are hussys - males are, well..... lucky? hehe

Seriously though... that is cool that you are still breeding him!!

-Tonya

 

[suecornish]

Thanks for all the great answers. Seeing the tax refund check came in I can now get both books. I have a funny feeling though that Gaia is a boy. (S)he shed yesterday and her tail now get drasticall smaller right after the vent.

I am under the impression that the girls tail 'gracefully' taper while the boys just taper. :shrugs:

:crazy02: :crazy02:

 

[jaxom1957]

Thanks for all the great answers. Seeing the tax refund check came in I can now get both books. I have a funny feeling though that Gaia is a boy. (S)he shed yesterday and her tail now get drasticall smaller right after the vent.
I am under the impression that the girls tail 'gracefully' taper while the boys just taper.

You've got that backwards. Because of the hemipenes, the tail on a male doesn't start tapering until eight to ten scales (or more) after the vent, so the tapering is gradual. On a female, the tapering begins just a few scales after the vent, and the change is much more sudden. What you are describing sounds like a female.

 

[suecornish]

Yipee, Gaia's a girl, Gaia's a girl. :crazy02: :crazy02: :crazy02:

 

[TripleMoonsExotic]

Tail sexing is not 100% accurate. To be sure, I would recommend contacting a vet who deals with exotics or an experienced local reptile hobbyist whom can probe the snake.