You can put the most eager male on a female and he could court and breed for 6 months, and if she isn't ready you won't get any babies.. Simple as that.

Don't get me wrong I don't think power feeding is good either way, I'd rather have my boas live a long heathy life. Some boas do grow fast though. I have a march 04 female that is 6ft, but I also have a early 03 female thats just about 5ft. They all grow and mature at their own rate. No thats not 18 months, but it's an example of the different growth rates.

What humans think is good isn't always the case. I know several people that produce great litters of 15-16 babies with 5ft females. They don't make them produce, if the female weren't ready they just wouldn't take.
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