get her up to 6 feet in only 18 months, the chances of her actually breeding and producing successfully for you would be slim to none. From our experience, a boa may have the size but not necessarily the maturity. Size and weight are not the only issue you need to consider - age is still very important.

The chances of her follicles being mature enough to develop and grow all the way through the season to result in a viable litter of babies is very unlikely at such a young age. We have three year old females that just aren't mature enough to go. Some girls take as long as 4 to 5 years. Also, I think she would have some health issues being raised too fast and bred so young if she even took. You might not even be able to get a male to court or copulate with her because she might not even be putting out the right pheromones. Even if a male did court her, she might not even let him breed her because she could know that she isn't ready.

Anyways, the chances of such a young boa, raised so quickly, giving you a viable litter of babies is going to be slim to none although not impossible because I believe it has probably been done by someone somewhere. Morally? That's really up to you but I wouldn't do it with any one of my boas simply because of the two fold health risks.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Thanks,
Celia
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• hey - adamrivers, Tue Dec 13 23:56:22 2005
• Uhhh.....you would still need a male....... - bthacker, Wed Dec 14 00:21:34 2005
• RE: hey - ReBall1, Wed Dec 14 01:27:57 2005
• Even if you could... - wetceal, Wed Dec 14 01:49:04 2005