question about female BCI breeding age and size

Reticsrule · 11-16-05, 06:32 PM

one of my dads friends has a BCI that he wants to get rid of and he said i could have it for free if i want it. if i remember correctly the guy said that the boa was 3 years old and 4 feet long. i know that this is small for either sex but if it is a female would she be able to breed at that size and age? my male is somewhere around 4'8". is this too big to breed with her if she is only 4 feet? im thinking it is going to be too small but i have not seen it in person so for all i know it could be 3 feet or 5 feet. like i said i would have to get it probed to find out if its male or female but if it is a female would she be able to breed with my male?

jason23 · 11-17-05, 01:41 AM

to my knowledge a female should be at least 6 feet and have a good weight say around 15 lbs

Reticsrule · 11-17-05, 09:55 PM

i didnt think that they had to be that big but i could be wrong.

jason23 · 11-18-05, 03:31 AM

http://www.redtailboas.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23704
http://www.newenglandreptile.com/CareBoa.html i did a little search for you

gonesnakee · 11-18-05, 12:51 PM

Female is way too small yet, give her another year to grow first, 2 if required. Mark

hbwright · 11-18-05, 01:04 PM

Might I suggest giving yourself some time to grow too, and maybe get a college education.

Reticsrule · 11-18-05, 06:50 PM

thanks for the help guys. im most likely not going to be getting this snake because my mom is already mad enough that i have two. i was pretty much just making sure that i had the right idea on breeding size and weight.

NocturnalBC · 11-18-05, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hbwright

Might I suggest giving yourself some time to grow too, and maybe get a college education.

I agree about the growing up part. This person is way to young to be breeding snakes. Don't agree with the College Education though, ther are some great known breeders around that have never seen a day of college.

gonesnakee · 11-18-05, 07:19 PM

Way too young to breed snakes? Theres an age requirement? In the case of a minor if the parents/guardians agree & support it, why not? I personally think it great that teenagers show enough interest in the hobby to learn about & try breeding. Age sometimes has very little to do with maturity & the younger you start the sooner your experience does. I know a couple of younger breeders myself & a few more that want to. They are our Hobbys future afterall. Mark

NocturnalBC · 11-18-05, 07:30 PM

At 14!? ha, your on your own with that thought.

Reticsrule · 11-18-05, 09:22 PM

Am i missing something here? what is wrong with breeding snakes when your 14 years old? if you mature enough and know what i you are doing why couldnt someone breed snakes at 14 years of age?

**Andy_G** · 11-18-05, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NocturnalBC

I agree about the growing up part. This person is way to young to be breeding snakes.

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Originally Posted by NocturnalBC

At 14!? ha, your on your own with that thought.

That last quote is one of the most arrogant things i've seen in a long time...maybe where you live all 14 year olds are irresponsible or something...you should probably move if that's the case...I've met plenty of balding adults that shouldn't be allowed to keep any animal, let alone snakes...age means very little in this hobby, it's about what's in your head.

Reticsrule, if you feel you are responsible enough and you do your research and you are sure you have the time to do so then there is absolutely NO reason why you shouldn't. Nuff said.

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zero&stich · 11-18-05, 09:50 PM

I agree with gonessnake and andy_g. I didn't know myself there was a written law in our hobby that age was a nessessity(sp). I've seen 13 year olds breed, not snakes but leos. But breeding reptiles no less, big healthy leos.

reticsrule, if you have the mindset, breed. but ONLY if shes upt to par. i dont know much on breeding boas but id assume she should be 6ft like someone said and of good wieght. i'd wait a few years before you try and breed with your male. take it slow and you wont have regrets. best of luck.

Reticsrule · 11-18-05, 11:03 PM

now im not calling myself an expert here, but IMO i know quite a bit about snakes, their behavior, ect. for my age. i think i could successfully breed a pair of boas (once the female reaches proper size and age, of course) but taking care of the babies is another thing. i know that the SMALLEST litter of young that a boa is going to have is somewhere around 15 babies, and that i could end up with 50+ babies. when i do breed them i most likely wont be keeping any of the babies (parental reasons) so i would need to be POSITIVE that i could sell all of the babies within a few months of them being born. i wouldnt mind selling for 40-50 dollars but i also wouldnt want to sell them to an irresponsible keeper either.

NocturnalBC · 11-18-05, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Andy_G

That last quote is one of the most arrogant things i've seen in a long time.

Do you have any idea what the word arrogant means? Your a fool for using it in that text. If you don't agree with my opinion that's fine, but don't use words you don't know to try and get your point across. there are better ways of doing this. Maybe they will teach you how to use that word properly in grade 12 next year.