That is a good question and John Lokken gave you some good insight and hit it on the money when he said; " Only you can really answer that question. " When I got my first boa 17yrs ago, I never really thought that I would ever want anymore of them. I soon come to realize that; " It is a sick addiction in alot of ways and more was never enough. " Alot of Ego, also came into play for me years ago, I would see an animal that someone else would have that was really nice and hell or high water, I wanted to have one like his, so I could show it off and boast.I had a flavor for all for a while, burms and boas of all different localities and monitors and tree boas and it started to get insane. I slowly started seeing health problems come up here and there in the collection and realized finally; " I do not have to have every piece of candy in the bag! " If you want to be a breeder and try to make a living at this, you will have a whole different strategy verses a Hobbyist who breeds for fun and to make a little extra money, that usually winds up being put right back into the collection anyway.In todays market " depending on what you are breeding " quantity is how most are making their money " the 99 cent hamburger theory, " selling more for less. The fact is; " When you look at all the people that are breeding, very few are actually doing it for a living. " Now, back to your main question. For me, I have found " like Lokken " it is much better to maintain a small collection and give them larger enclosures and more quality time and a overall better quality life.When you look in the cage and dread having to clean turds, you either have to many or you do not need any at all. As far as being successfull, you can be VERY successfull with a small collection. Brian Abrahamson " Florida Redtails " is one of the most respected and successfull Suriname Boa breeders that is out there and he did it with less than a dozen breeders! Good Luck........Johnson Herp

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