Burned Royal

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I'm not to up on breeding (I've never bred anything apart from fish and snails when I was a kid haha oh and guinea pigs and rabbits). I know the reproductive system is further down, I just weren't sure if there was anything that could complicate/unable her to breed due to the burn, so thought I'd ask my good friends on MFK :)


thanks everyone who has answered, but will still like to see more opinions, to be sure, before I put a reserve on her tomorrow :)
 
The only problem I could think of would be if the burn is still healing, it would be better not to put her through the stress of breeding, especially because there might still be a risk of her developing gangrene on some dead tissue. But I've never dealt with a burn on a snake. Just to be safe, take her to a reptile vet before you breed her.
 
Yeah a reptile vet would be a good idea. But she should be fine Jess. Ive seen breedings snakes and lizards that were pretty messed up and bred wonderfully. 3 legged ackies, burm with a huge kinked tail, turtles with serious cracked shells, and thousands of crested geckos breed without tails.

Good luck!
 
lovespunaround;1293342; said:
The only problem I could think of would be if the burn is still healing, it would be better not to put her through the stress of breeding, especially because there might still be a risk of her developing gangrene on some dead tissue. But I've never dealt with a burn on a snake. Just to be safe, take her to a reptile vet before you breed her.
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She mentioned that she wanted to wait 2 years before breeding. I think by then it should be healed.
 
Yeah that looks fine to me just a superficial wound... good luck on your breeding plans
 
Thanks alot, just gotta start feeding up and reading up now! Thanks alot guys, really appreciated!
 
A good rule of thumb to go by for determining what good breeding weight is, is 500 grams per 1 ft of length.

There's a whole lot more variables that go into a female's reproductive cycle though....temperature changes, male presence/stimulation, etc...there's a few good books out there to read if you are serious about breeding royals/balls.

www.newenglandreptile.com "The Complete Ball Python"
www.vpi.com "Pythons of the World: Volume II - Ball Pythons"
 
How long did you say the burn had been there? It's a nice looking snake though. What's the weight of it? Should be fine breeding her when time comes.
Heres a site that is quite a quick read. Remember this is one that someone has been successful, but there will be lots of ways etc. that differ between breeders.
http://ballpythons.ca/gallery/breeding.html
 
weight was stated at beggining of thread, she is 650 g, not as heavy as she could be, but she does not look too skinny :)

davo head over to my other thread please and tell me what you think of the het leucistic:)
 
thanks for the link btw, will defo check it out :)
 
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