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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Ed Lilley, www.constrictorsnw.com
www.reptileinsider.com

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• QUESTION?? - mrivera78, Wed Jul 19 22:38:38 2006
• no - NUCCIZ_BOAS, Wed Jul 19 22:54:14 2006
• RE: Absolutely..... - ajfreptiles, Wed Jul 19 22:54:42 2006
• even if you can..... - NUCCIZ_BOAS, Wed Jul 19 23:02:30 2006
• RE: even if you can..... - joshhutto, Thu Jul 20 00:12:59 2006
• When a female is ready to breed - PanamaRed, Thu Jul 20 17:53:54 2006
• RE: When a female is ready to breed - RyanHomsey, Thu Jul 20 20:51:19 2006
• RE: When a female is ready to breed - PanamaRed, Thu Jul 20 23:38:09 2006
• RE: one other point. - PanamaRed, Thu Jul 20 23:46:51 2006
• RE: one other point. - RyanHomsey, Fri Jul 21 16:39:53 2006
• RE: one other point. - PanamaRed, Fri Jul 21 16:55:01 2006
• RE: When a female is ready to breed - PastelDream, Fri Jul 21 18:07:26 2006
• Couldn't have put it better. NP - senorsnake, Fri Jul 21 20:04:31 2006
• RE: Absolutely..... - mrivera78, Wed Jul 19 23:05:15 2006
• RE: Absolutely..... - ajfreptiles, Wed Jul 19 23:37:40 2006
• RE: Absolutely..... - PastelDream, Thu Jul 20 04:49:26 2006
• Andy, - RyanHomsey, Thu Jul 20 20:55:28 2006
• RE: Ryan........... - ajfreptiles, Thu Jul 20 22:30:42 2006
• RE: QUESTION?? - PastelDream, Thu Jul 20 05:18:51 2006
• RE: QUESTION?? ANSWERED!!! - ajfreptiles, Thu Jul 20 07:38:18 2006
• RE: QUESTION?? ANSWERED!!! - PastelDream, Thu Jul 20 09:15:27 2006
• My $0.02..... - rainbowsrus, Thu Jul 20 13:58:47 2006
• RE: My $0.02..... - SteveM, Thu Jul 20 19:49:35 2006
• Yep NP - Trueredtails, Thu Jul 20 21:48:06 2006
• RE: My $0.02..... - DaveyFig, Thu Jul 20 21:55:40 2006
• The relevant question is........ - Chris Olson, Fri Jul 21 07:16:07 2006
• Ive never heard of a boa... - STUART, Mon Jul 24 13:30:52 2006