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What are your guys opinions on breeding a 06 boa for this year. should i wait another year or so or would she already be a good size to breed this year.

It may just be the pictures or how I'm seeing them, but she looks to be only about 2 yrs old or so and way too small to breed... and way smaller than anything I've ever attempted to have bred.
She is gorgeous though and I have a DH sunglow her size I think, but usually they average about 6 ft before they breed... they should have a good size to them because it helps ensure a healthy litter and that she comes out of it well too. I'd definitely wait, but of course... others will chime in too to give their opinions in case I am wrong. Judging by the pics though, I'd WAIT! IMO
Good luck!
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Steph S.
Boas...
1.1 Albino boas (Loki & Hope)
1.4 07 Het. albino boas (Petty & Lady,Sierra,Madeline,Lola)
0.1 Reverse stripe poss. het albino (Cookie)
0.1 Salmon/hypo (Scarlet)
0.1 Anery poss. het snow (Missy)
1.0 Anery (Reno)
0.1 DH Sunglow (Bonnie)
0.0.1 Hypo het anery
1.0.0 Het. Anery (Guy & ?)
0.3 Normals (Ophelia, Sasha, & Lulu)
1.1 Surinames (Solomon & Surreal)
1.2 Hog Isles (Mr.Orange & Peaches, Tang.)
0.0.1 Central American (Sassy)
0.1 Emerald Tree boa (Jade)
1.0 ATB (Satan... seriously!)
Pythons...
2.1 GTPs (B., Monty & Jewel)
0.0.3 BPs (MJ, Precious, Houdini)
1.1 Carpet Pythons (Jackson & Charlotte)
0.1 Blood python (Akaia)
Misc.
1.1 Mandarin Ratsnakes (Jack & Jill)
1.0 Boxer/Pitt Mutt (Tyson)

5 1/2 feet and 9 or 10 lbs and 2.5 years old is the minimum but that is a lot of stress on the female so if it is worth it to you than go for it but she looks really small in the pic and doesn't have any body mass to her and you shouldn't breed a female that can't fast for 5 months during gestation IMO. 6 feet and 12 lbs sounds better but fat don't count for diddly so you she has to have muscle otherwise she might not be strong enough to push out slugs, stills, premies or live ones. so best of luck to you
Bob

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from the pics, she looks to be about 3 - 3 1/2 feet long and not too girthy at all.. I would absolutely not unless she was a pure central american boa.

mature central american (dwarf) boas have and can be bred at about 40"-48" or so.
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

The general rule of thumb for BCIs is a minimum of 3 years, 6 feet, and 10 pounds.

NP