Breeding Age?

[RoccoIsMyBuddy. :)]

Well today i have found out the baby i have is a boy all the others i think are girls. When do snakes breed and how old do they have to be to even start?

[guidofatherof5]

18 months but that time may vary in different Garters. My male radixes are as early as 12 months and around 18 months on the females.

[Zephyr]

I had an 8 month year old male successfully sire a brood before.

[RoccoIsMyBuddy. :)]

So they can both be way different ages to breed with each other?

[guidofatherof5]

So they can both be way different ages to breed with each other?

Yes they can. The males seem to mature sexually earlies than the females.

[gregmonsta]

Breeding ages are a bit of a guideline. Breeding size is more appropriate. I lost a yearling female early this year (and she had grown really fast). During the necropsy I noticed that she had egg follicles already gearing up to do their job.
It is better to wait for the 2 year mark for females as pregnancy can be hard on young females (it also holds back from reaching a good adult size).

[jere000]

Wow garter snakes are different then my boas cause you can't breed a female boa till 3 yrs 6' and 10 pounds but males are sexually mature at about year.