Thank you for your response,very helpful?I am not an anaconda breeder like yourself or kelly Haller i purely like keeping them.Having said this i have bred them twice-both times accidentally simply by placing newly aquired females into cages containing males.Successfully may have been an exageration as the 1st litter only contained 1 live and the 2nd only 3 live-all of which i still have.As you can see i am not and do not claim to be an expert but to be honest i am not really interested in the breeding side of things.Secondly,my nephew is only 17 and wanted a green therefore i decided it would be more sensible to give him a male due to size considerations and considering the fact i was not intending to try to breed it made no odds.Anyway if you have any thoughts on my question please let me know