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I just picked up a pair or adult boas from a local pet store.
The female is around 9 -10 ft. The male is 6 or 7 ft. The people at the pet store has seen them breeding several times and i saw them breeding 2 times.
I want to know about the correct way to get them to breed.And how to produce healthy babies.
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Thomas Jones
aligatorhunter@earthlink.net

No one is to be trusted

You should go to the boaphile.com and on that web site is a place called the boa think tank super great info on that site.

That is not a quick and easy answer. Give Amazon.com a search and buy yourself a book, You will need it later anyway.

Thanks but i was looking for some actual input not Do a search and by a book. i have done both. Hoping someone else can give there tips and input. Besides reading Jeff Ronnes article. ( no offense Jeff)

>>That is not a quick and easy answer. Give Amazon.com a search and buy yourself a book, You will need it later anyway.
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Thomas Jones
aligatorhunter@earthlink.net

No one is to be trusted

I know that this isn't exactly the answer that you were looking for as there is no exact methodology to boa breeding. What works for one person doesn't necessarily translate into success for another. My opinion is do not try to directly emulate the best as you have many different variables then they do and most likely a different scenario. READ READ READ, ask questions of people get there accounts, know your animals, make sure they are healthy and compile every bit of info that you can. Sort all of it out and format your own way of breeding that will work for you. The Breeding of boas is by no means easy and even the breeding doesn't translate into babies. It might take time to understand all of the ins and outs of the techniques, temps, copulation, ovulation and care for a gravid mother but believe you me... that after a few attempts once you have that first litter you'll have a smile from ear to ear.

Best of luck as hard work will pay off.

Justin Higgs

If you've already witnessed breeding between the two, I would leave them together until the female doesn't allow the male around her...usually mine will stake out opposite sides of the cage. I typically put my pairs together in October/November and separate them in January/February when the female refuses to allow the male around her and is basking in a piled-up coil under the heat source. Also, she will typically have gone through her post-ovulation shed by this point as well. Other than that, make sure you provide plenty of fresh water, I've found my females drink A LOT when gravid, and proper temps. If she's gravid, she'll be having babies in late spring or early summer. I've only produced one litter so far, in 2000, helped a friend with her pair in 2002 (successful), and separated my pair too early last year so I got nothing. This year I'm expecting two litters, though I'm only really sure about one of the two females I paired off. Ronne's article is a good starting point as well as any other books or articles you can find on the subject. Trial and error is also a healthy part of it. For what it's worth, I've never cooled my boas unless you count the very slight variations in my home temperature as the seasons change - I'm almost as picky about my habitat as my snakes, and do my best to keep a consistent temperature in the house. lol Best of luck and hopefully you'll be posting later this year about the babies you have. Raven