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I came home today to 16 slugs and 1 motley baby,the very last time my female had any contact with my male mot or any other snake was in january of this year, I'm new to boa breeding so can someone explain what happened here?

The answer is sperm storage. Boas are not very good at, hence the slug count, but can do it. I have shown it in pitvipers with durations up to 5.5 years. Basically the female ovulated much later after mating. If you had of housed them together longer you probably would have gotten a healthy litter.

Warren
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Dr Warren Booth / Director USARK
North Carolina State University
Department of Entomology

I had the male in with her for 6_7 weeks, how long would you recommend the next time? thankyou for your reply its very much appreciated

Unfortunate with all the slugs.

An educated guess - but the amount of time paired up should be fine, just maybe pair them up a little later in the year. From what Warren said and your observations, your female just ovulated much later than when she had been paired, so I would suggest waiting later next year to pair them.
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Pair them until you see the female ovulate, go through the post ovulation shed, and begin heat conservation basking, or pair until you see heat conservation basking (as the other two can be hard to see (in terms of ovulation if you are not paying close attention to your female every day) and post ovulation shed (as they do not always got through these). I pair my Colombian boas from November through Mach and normally see ovulation around February March. I pair my central Americans from January through May.

Warren
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Dr Warren Booth / Director USARK
North Carolina State University
Department of Entomology