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Question on clutch sizes.

mrredsdesigns Aug 10, 2007 04:05 PM

Hello everyone. I've done my research over the years and plan on breeding my boas this coming season. Now i've bred ball pythons for the last few years and have seen the different clutch sizes depending on the size of the females. But now i'd like to know what everage clutch sizes are for boas. I'm going to be building a couple new snake racks this winter because i'll be expecting several ball python cluthces. But I would also like to have a rack set up for if and when my boas give birth next year. I currently have 2 adult female BCI's. The smaller of the 2 is around 6 to 6 and half feet long and around 25 lbs. The larger female is around 7 feet long and around 25-30 lbs. Now do any of you well experienced breeders have an idea as to what number of neonates I could be looking at here? I couldn't find anything in the forums here that could help me out with this so any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you-

Here's a pic of my 2 adult females.

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boaphile Aug 10, 2007 04:22 PM

You could have 15 or you could have 60. Litters are incredibly variable. A good "average" for a 7' Boa would be 25-30.
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mrredsdesigns Aug 10, 2007 04:26 PM

Thank you for the information. I knew boa clutches could be quite variable but I was completely clueless as to what degree. Again, thank you for the information.
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