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Breeding Corns with big size difference.

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JohnJohn

I have two corn snakes that I'd really like to pair up, but they do have a significant size difference. The female is big enough, but just at three feet. The male is particularly large for a corn snake. He definitely knows what to do, he's been quite succesful in the past but always with girls closer to his own size. Has anyone paired up corns with really different size like this? Is this a problem? Or should I not worry about this?

Thanks for any advice.


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Topics:	Copulation , Ovulation
Tags:	Breeding, Corn, Size, Weight
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11/3/2008 2:52:13 PM

FyreFocks

I asked this question to Kathy Love last year when i tried my hand at breeding and she said that size difference doesnt really matter. However, the weight of your female will matter. I believe 300 grams is the number you want. My first try with Apollo and Artemis was a failure but i believe it to be because hes old and sterile at this point. He probably weighs at least a pound, if not more, and she was the bare minimum weight. She came out of it with no damage at all. Good luck.

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11/3/2008 3:42:10 PM

dalvers63

With cornsnakes, the formula I've always used is 3/3/3 - 3 feet, 300 grams, or 3 years. When it comes to the girls, bigger is always better as most corns will double clutch and keeping weight on the females can be an issue.

If your girl is just close to 300 grams, I'd wait and let her get a bit more size on her before breeding. Your babies will be healthier and there will be less chance of egg binding.

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11/4/2008 9:19:06 PM

MegF

I've paired males that were significantly smaller than the female, but never males significantly larger than the female was. I aim for more than 300 grams as the females can lose up to 100 grams after laying. A snake that's down to 200 grams is a very thin snake indeed. I had a female that had a very hard time coming back after laying who was 330 grams before laying. I had another one that was only 340 and did quite well afterward. It depends upon the female, but I still like more than 300 than under that.

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10/6/2009 2:47:41 PM

bwaffa

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