I personally try for 7-8 ft at 3.5 to 4.5 years old before I even consider an attempt to breed. I did not raise these female But, I am considering gettting her into my collection.



12 or 14 slugs a few weeks ago... There is no question that she is female.



I know she is mature. But, she is just too small for her age. Even just having slugs she looks so thin, I think if she had have live babies she would have probably die...



I know Boas tend to grow faster when they are young.



Now my questions are:



1.- Knowing she is a 5 year old Boa will she still catch up and grow quickly with appropiate feeding?



2.- At this point even with regular feedings, will she take years, and years, and years to archive full size potential?



3.- I know it is probably unreasonable to expect this animal to grow 2.5 to 3.5 ft and grain 15 to 20 pounds in a year. Maybe 2 years?



In my opinion it will be a long, long while for me to see her having 20-30 healthy babies from her. This is a hard desition...



Luis

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• 5 year old at only 4.5ft long... Will she ever grow full size? - herphobbiest, Sat Jul 16 01:58:53 2005
• RE: 5 year old at only 4.5ft long... Will she ever grow full size? - cnb2, Sat Jul 16 03:56:33 2005
• RE: 5 year old at only 4.5ft long... Will she ever grow full size? - viperbitex, Sat Jul 16 16:07:33 2005
• RE: 5 year old at only 4.5ft long... Will she ever grow full size? - morgans boas, Sat Jul 16 09:30:39 2005
• RE: 5 year old at only 4.5ft long... more questions! - herphobbiest, Sat Jul 16 11:21:47 2005