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RioBravoReptiles
at Mon May 23 09:02:22 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by RioBravoReptiles ]
I do know of several females that age which produced good litters and many males older still that breed and father litters. But Boas can and do reach an age where they no longer reproduce or do so much less frequently. What age is that? .. it is not certain, but at over age 10 females especially may be well past their peak years. For sure there are many factors involved such as how they have been kept, genetics and many things we can only guess at.
If this pair is a dozen years of age and has produced only two viable litters it would be helpful to know how many times the results were slugs and how many attempts were made to breed them in that period, starting at about age 3-1/2 years. Also look for things such as retained ova or evidence of heavy feeding (lumps, bumps and deep creases down the sides), that also predisposes many Boa to cease making babies.
Hope that helps..
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Gus
A. Rentfro
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RE: Can a snake be too old to breed? - RioBravoReptiles, Mon May 23 09:02:22 2005