Im wondering what the average litter size is for boas. Thinking of getting in to the boa world heavy, and would like to know what to expect.
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Average Litter Sizes
doc1975
May 28, 2003 07:36 AM
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Simbo
May 28, 2003 07:47 AM
That is a pretty vague question. Their is a large variation in different kinds of boa litters. What kind of boas were you thinking about getting and breeding? I suggest that you keep them for at least a few years before you attempt breeding them, but that is just my opinion.
- Eric
Randall_Turner
May 28, 2003 03:02 PM
np
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Rainshadow
May 28, 2003 03:55 PM
On the low end anway!*lol* last year I had a female only deliver 3 viable...this year one little lady only gave me ONE!...you're right but,I'd have to say "one to sixty" 
(anybody else ever hear of just having one baby? it may be a "minimalist" record!!!hehe)
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tommyroc
May 28, 2003 04:13 PM
I cannot beat that but what is the % of still born or babies that dont make it through birth. My females first litter was 100% healthy babies. Also do some babies make it a few days or a few weeks and then parish or is there a time frame when you know their going to make it?
Rainshadow
May 28, 2003 05:12 PM
That survived birth,(and,the first say,24 hrs.)that later died,but,I do hear of this happening occasionally,often(usually?) due to either some type of internal malformation,or,sometimes a hemorage,or,secondary infection of the umbilical area. this is from my personal experience,and,I'm no "big-time" breeder,so I couldn't say,percentage wise,or,statisticlly?(I may've just been lucky so far?)I have had some malformed animals in the past that I opted to "put down",because I think it's the responsibility of every breeder to do so...but,thankfully very few of those!(it's my least favorite part of breeding!)
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Randall_Turner
May 28, 2003 07:42 PM
The most I have heard of was a whopping 68 neos..this was only what I was told...not what I have visually seen..( visually seen was a litter of 25 or 27, can't remember exactly) Later all, Randy T.
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skin78
May 29, 2003 10:48 AM
>>The most I have heard of was a whopping 68 neos..this was only what I was told...not what I have visually seen..( visually seen was a litter of 25 or 27, can't remember exactly) Later all, Randy T.
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>>You never experience life until you have kids..then you realize what you should have done rather then what you did do
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