babies you will get out of a breeding? for example, BCI's are usually about 7' full grown round about right? Mom might have about what....20 babies? what about a dumerils boa since they are smaller by nature? or Amarali's? how many babies do they usually have since they are a smaller boa?
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Does size matter in how many......
cyn
Jun 09, 2006 12:58 PM
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senorsnake
Jun 09, 2006 02:45 PM
It seems to me (in BCI, anyway) that they tend to have about 1 baby per lb.
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PastelDream
Jun 09, 2006 02:59 PM
Actually I think size does matter as far as the "size of the litter" goes.
Of course, that could mean "more babies" or it could mean "very large babies".
I've known 1, 8 foot boa to drop only 18 babies with no slugs. These babies were HUGE. Almost 24 inches at birth. Lots of fluid with that birth too. The mother swelled up like she was going to have a "HUGE LITTER". The only thing huge about that litter was the size of the babies. This same boa had 42 babies 2 years later. There were some slugs and still born in that litter along with the 42 babies. These babies ranged from 12 to 17 inches at birth.
rainbowsrus
Jun 09, 2006 03:26 PM
Also, smaller females could have problem delivering full term babies.
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
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0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
10.22 BRB
10.14 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats 
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Edited on June 12, 2006 at 16:10:23 by phwyvern.
