How Early Can Young Female Ball Pythons Breed?

I did have a 4 egg clutch (3 good, 1 slug) from a pewter female I bought earlier this year.

Though she was pretty lean when I first got her:

The breeder I got her from must have been keeping her lean on purpose to save money from feeders. Meh. I started getting her feeding, she was developing follicles so I bred her to my butter spinner male. She was pounding food and reached almost 2kg while gravid.
She’s 1600 grams now after laying and immediately going back on food, which is heavier than when I got her at 1400 grams.
Now she’s chunky and looks like a proper female.

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