jenn

I just picked up a boyfriend for my Argentine boa at the Oregon show.
Currently my female is about 6 feet long. I'm not sure of her age,
maybe 2 or 3? I'll have to ask the friend who gave her to me, next time
I see him. She's 3-4" in diameter in her thickest part, eats medium to
large rats easily.

How big should my female be before I mate the pair of them? I know
she's not full grown, the male is longer, a bit thicker and has a larger
head. If I wait until next year's breeding season, can I try to
cohabitate them later this year to see if they can live together? When
would it be safe (they wouldn't breed)?

TIA

Jennifer

chaoscat

I'm not an expert on Argentines, but I would say 3 years old is old enough
for breeding?

-cat

fr0glet

She has to be older than 2... he's been single for over 2 years and
the snake was originally his wife's. I'd guess at least 3.

That new boyfriend sure is a beeeyooootiful snake. :P

fr0glet

jenn

I'm leaning more towards three, I just can't remember for sure. And I
have no real concept of how fast boas grow, so I can't guess based on her size.


He sure is!!! I wish he was as light as Tina, she's got a touch of pink
and prettier patterns, but he has such a sweet temperament. That young
male for sale was almost a perfect match for Tina's color, but he sure
had an attitude. :-)

Hey, if you hear of anyone with a big tank for sale (for cheap
preferably, just shelled out $43K yesterday and the bank accounts are
back to near-zilch) let me know. The poor male is crammed in a 40 for
now, and he makes it look like a 10! I'm even thinking of getting a big
iguana cage for them. They seem to like to climb. I was walking around
the warehouse yesterday with the boy sitting on top of my head. :-P I
think it'd be cool to have like a 4X6 cage with branches and multiple
basking spots. They'd look soooooo pretty in a big setup!

Jennifer

fr0glet

Got one in Hermiston, OR that comes with a 7.5' South American boa, a
bitey hissy female f/t eater! (for cheap

WOOHOO congrats on coughing up the buck!!

I've seen your cage-building skills... you should make it yourself!!

fr0glet

jenn

Um. No. :-P Unless I can BBQ the SA boa.


It was scary how easy it was to put so much money into a little scrap of
paper and hand it over.


I would, if I had the time. :-/

Jennifer

hypo

you will have to look up specifics for that breed, but when you breed any snake "size does matter!" not so much length, but in width. She has to be big enough to hold the eggs or you run the risk of killing the animal, and having bad clutches. Be safe, if you have to wait one more season then so be it. Age is only going to matter in the fact that she will have to be able to produce eggs. 3 is usually old enough to produce eggs. your male only has to be old enough to fertalize the eggs, his size will not matter.