First off, I never said, " That older females being more readily bred than younger ones, was my theory. " I put info together that I have been gathering for years now and simply showed what has worked and what has not worked and brought other possibilities to the table. I also said; " That it has shown that breeding at certain times of the year, can enhance ones chances of successfull breeding, but it was not shown to be the code breaker to successfull and more-so " CONSISTENT " breeding.I was one of the first ones to purchase Marzecs and Hendersons book years ago and use to do alot of business with Richard. There is alot of good info in the book, but like it or not, it is outdated and I have told him the same thing. As far as imports verses captives, I also made it clear that the generations of captives get easier to breed than their original import parents, but the question is why? You talk about seasonality, well Matt I will tell you as I have told others; " before you question my theory on seasonality, take a trip down there to the Jungle and see for your own eyes what I have seen and then come back and talk to me about seasonality. " You will find gravid boas in Suriname and Guyana Shield Region, at all different times of the year and alot of their births do not even come close to the theory of ovulation and birthing during the rainy season, wich is December and January and then in May and June. This " old time theory " was why breeders have passed down over the years to cool B.C.C.They have argued that these animals breed during the rainy season, wich in turn causes a cooling effect on the animals. Can we agree on that? If you have been around for a while, I know you must have heard that before? Well, that is " BULL CRAP " and a little trip down there will show you that I am right and not loony toones. Not to mention, the temperatures are pretty consistent down there year around. Here is another example; " Argentines, are from of course, Argentina and you would think that you would definately have to cool or cycle these boas in order to produce with them consistently, BUT a good friend of mine produces more of them than anyone else in the country and was one of the first to do so and breeds them in 90 degree ambient temps and has NEVER cooled them in any shape or fashion. In Argentina, the Atmosphere is also unstable like here and the range of B.C.I. " To me, the evidence points to Atmosphere and the stress of being brought to a different one, I feel is the key and each generation will get easier to breed as they get further away from their Atmospheric Instincts, but we have alot of generations to go probably before we start breeding with consistentcy. I hope to build this Barometric Pressure Chamber one day, young Matt. If I am wrong, I promise to give you the honor of hearing me say, I am wrong. Until then, take a trip to the Jungle and keep an open mind and forget what the preachers have said and judge for yourself. Hope to give you a firm handshake in Daytona and maybe chat over a cup of Joe!.......Johnson Herp

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