this would be Gus, the Burkes, Vin Russo and some others.

There hasn't been the number of breeders producing centrals like there has been with colombians.

Think about it, it's been 20 years or so and just now we have (colombian) boa breeding videos from some top breeders.

I think it may be another 10 years or so until we see the same for Centrals unless some of those breeders I mentioned above step up and get it started early.


I have found different reports on size and weight.

I think Gus knows a bit more about their natural behavior in the wild, which is what he's based his principles on... from feeding, to breeding and more.



I think some of our issues here lie with the fact that many centrals these days are not as pure as we think they are.

Another issue that has resulted from this is us not knowing an exact size limit on these snakes.

I have sonorans that are 06's at 3 feet long, I have 04's at 3 feet long.

I have a 5 year old sonoran that is just 4' long, and a 6 year old sonoran that is over 8 feet long.


I have 3 year old Nics just barely 2 feet long, and 3 year old Nics just about 6 feet long.



You have to remember one thing... power feeding and getting a female to breeding size faster IS bad (harmful, unethical, etc.) , yes,
BUT,
just because a female is not as big as you'd like her to be, doesn't mean she will deliver a huge litter and then wither away and die, nor does it mean she will have complications...
many times those females will just have smaller litters of smaller babies.... many times just as healthy.


In the case of Amie's Nic, I firmly believe that animal IN THE WILD would have probably bred twice already.

She has not been rushed to her size, she is not underfed or starving, and she is by far sexually mature.

These are just my opinions, observations, experiences, and hopefully I can provide more concrete evidence once i've done more breeding with my central groups.



Take care, Joe
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

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