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dtookey90
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 15/03/2011 : 08:31:50
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I am getting my corn hatchlings soon, a female amel stripe & a male snow,
I have heard that I can't breed them because the female is older!! But I always thought that it's best to have the female a little bit older as the males can start breeding in no time
People from a pet shop have told me that if my female is younger than the male that's a good thing
Can anyone give me the right advice please? |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 15/03/2011 : 08:53:49
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with hatchlings, just keep them seperately for the first 3 years
females should ideally be over 3 years, over 3ft long and over 300g to breed successfully and not compromise her own health. though it's true males can be bred a lot sooner and when a lot smaller.
females can breed much sooner but with the risks involved it's really not worth it! |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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dtookey90
Hatchling
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Posted - 15/03/2011 : 08:56:38
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| I am keeping them separate untill then but I am getting told that it's not right to have a female older than the male. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 15/03/2011 : 09:03:44
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whoever told you that is talking out their a*** lol
as long as the female is big enough, providing the male is sexually mature (which can be under 12 month of age) he should be able to do the job 
the only corns we've paired this year are a 5 year old anery motley female weighing in at about 500g and a small 2 year old snow stripe male that i bet only weighs about 100g
i do have to keep checking she's not eaten him though lol but he should do the business........ |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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dtookey90
Hatchling
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Posted - 15/03/2011 : 09:06:58
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Thank you very much I thought it was strange but I didn't want to cause an argument in the shop lol
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 15/03/2011 : 10:42:23
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some shops will tell you anything to get a sale or put you off if you might be a threat to their business by selling cheap hatchies
and some of them just know jack! lol 
i usually keep quiet but vote with my feet/purse and avoid them, fortunately there's quite a few rep shops locally so it's easy to just not go into a specific shop i'm not keen on |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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dtookey90
Hatchling
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Posted - 15/03/2011 : 11:04:16
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| I am getting mine from a breeder and I just go into the shops to ask advice but I won't be going in that one again lol |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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