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Breeding Boas.

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I have a pair of boas I got from a friend who couldn't care for them. Neither of us are sure on sex. They're kept in the same cage currently, but I was wondering if they were a male and female pair, would they breed if they were seperated for a while, and then introduced again? What else would I need to do? Any other help would be great.
 
First of all, you need to seperate them anyway. Bad idea to have more than one constrictor in one enclosure. Secondly, you need to have them sexed before attempting any kind of breeding! Search for a local herp group in your area, ask if they'd be willing to probe your snakes - don't be surprised if they charge a small fee, most of these groups, if not all, are non-profits so it helps a bit to give a little back. Get back to us afterwards when you find out their sex.
 
BTW, considering you're in southern California, look for the Southwestern Herpetologists Society. I know for a fact there is a chapter in Los Angeles, you can probably get ahold of them and find out.
 
Actually, I should be able to sex them myself. Dayle Speckin showed me how at the Pomona IRBA expo after I bought a nice hypo/salmon boa from him. I just haven't been able to yet, as they're still living at his house. If I'm not sure on my sexing, I live just down the street from Scales, and I'll go to them for help. Thank you for the replies.
 
He showed me this way where you put a medium amount of pressure and slide your hand down from the vent to a few scales down, and if it's male you'll feel a bump.
 
I am not familiar with that method, sounds like popping however, the male's hemipenis would be exposed in this case.
 
The method he is referring to is called the rub test. I have found it to be more accurate than popping or probing with boas. I am not sure how it works on any other species though. If they are adults it will not work though, once they hit about five foot it becomes harder to use the rub test. I would either just look to see if there are pronounced spurs or have them probed.

Chris
 
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