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if any, if i put an 18 month old male boa, 4 ft long, eating big medium rats, with a 3 year old female, first tiime breeder, about 18 lbs.

Just wondering, i have this pair and want to be sure before i put the male in.

Thanks.
J.C.

Disease trasnfer...
parisite transfer...
crushing...
fighting...
constriction...

But its all part of the game.
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- Mike Fourquet

Cloaca Herpetoculture
www.CloacaHerps.com

Well my first few years of owning Boas back in the early 90's, I had 2 large cages, with a few Boas in each, even neonates with 12 lb'ers, and never did I have any issues with crushing. Those days are over and now its one Boa per cage. If your putting them together for breeding, then you only concerns will be transferring illnesses if any, or aggresion. Be sure that neither have the smell of their food. If your breeding, then they shouldn't be offered food anyways, but some still do. If you do, then don't feed them together, and be sure to rinse them off well -- real well. Those are the risks of breeding
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I'm just the snake room janitor

As far as age and size I don't see a problem, disease transfer etc are always a possibility rgardless of size and age. Good luck. Craig Kade

you may end up with a litter of baby boas. I know this could be a big problem but dont worry it sounds worse than it really is. Just keep us updated, we will help you get through it. LOL

-Dylan
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True Redtails