We breed boas and are just getting into BRBs, my question is what is the length/weight requirements for breeding females are. I heard 5' and over 3.5 lbs.. and that sounds so small to me. I'm used to the bci's who are quite heavy bodied.. i just wanted to double check.
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Breeding BRB ?s
senorsnake
Jan 15, 2007 11:09 PM
Replies (3)
strictly4fun
Jan 15, 2007 11:30 PM
Brazilian Rainbows can be bred at two and a half years of age if the females are large enough and have enough weight. A female should be at least five feet long and weigh over three pounds. Another six inches of length and pound of weight is more appropriate and should produce a larger first litter with less strain on the snake-from Jeff's website
Bob
Jeff Clark
Jan 16, 2007 12:01 AM
Senorsnake,
...3.5 pounds and 5.33 feet long is probably a good minimum size for breeding females. Bigger is better. Most of them need to be more than 24 months old to be mature. I do see lots of inflated Boa Constrictor weights over on the Boa Forum.
Jeff
>>We breed boas and are just getting into BRBs, my question is what is the length/weight requirements for breeding females are. I heard 5' and over 3.5 lbs.. and that sounds so small to me. I'm used to the bci's who are quite heavy bodied.. i just wanted to double check.
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>>1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
>>0.1 03 Poss. Het Albino - "Ami"
>>0.1 05 Super Salmon - "CreamSicle"
>>0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
>>1.0 04 DH-Sunglow - "Dwayne"
>>1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
senorsnake
Jan 16, 2007 12:34 PM
Thank you for your responses.. and I agree, some boas are definately made too thick! Its just different dealing with rainbows for the first time, since they're naturally more slender. Just wanted confirmation that 5 lbs was a health prebreeding weight.
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 03 Poss. Het Albino - "Ami"
0.1 05 Super Salmon - "CreamSicle"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 04 DH-Sunglow - "Dwayne"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
