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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785
That's so weird, and you've had him sexed? Females average about that size, it just takes a long time to grow them that big, so people aren't too willing to give up their females of that size. An 8' male would definitely be hard to breed, though, you wouldn't be able to use a 4-5 year old female for sure, and that limits your options, or increases your wait time by several years.
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That is why at first I didn't think much of it, given most males don't get that big, but he is definitely male.
He was sexed three (technically 4) times. He popped female as a baby (I didn't do it--reptile shop keeper did) but I got him rechecked after he had surgery (minor infection on his nose) and his hemipenes came out. The vet is the one who called me about it and got to see him sexed myself when I came to get him. She sexed him right then and there 2x with a probe to be sure.
Since he never threw plugs or shown interest in any of my females (one who was his size but aggressive as all hell--had since she/he were 1 month old), I have a sterile/unwilling male. Oh well lol
My other younger males (under 7) threw plugs since 2.5yrs old (never bred any of my snakes as of yet) even just being near the females' cages. So I am even more willing to bet, my older male probably is sterile.
Even if he did breed, less people would want boas that had genes to potentially get over 8ft+ and being just a normal (my favorite of the collection), not much call for him/his genes.
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