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goldenburm · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:15 am Post subject: Boo Hoo!!!!

Ok the female boa who gave me babies last year who was due to give birth 6 weeks ago, finally did today!

We had 23 ova's, 4 still born and 3 live which don't look great tbh!! But they are moving about so we shall see, the 4 still born were 3 hypo's and 1 normal, the 3 live ones are all normal but one is very pale but that coul dbe because of their birthing!

Well mum is fine and has tried to eat my face several times while I removed her to clean her tank!! Don't you love em!!!?!?!?

Anyway I am over the moon that the mum is ok, I will post some pics of the young soon if they survive!

I still have one more girl to go so here's hoping!!!!

Peter
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1.0 striped supersalmon DEAD
0.1 salmon poss TH moonglow DEAD
0.1 Orangasm DH ghost DEAD
1.0 pastel motley DEAD
2.0 sunglows 1.0 LIVING
1.1 pastel het snow 0.1 LIVING
2.2 albino boas DEAD
0.2 albino ara's DEAD
0.4 boa constrictors 0.2 LIVING

davo · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:58 am Post subject:

Better luck with the next ones. Is there anything you can do to "make sure" for a decent live ratio with boas, or is it the luck of the draw? Not saying you didn't lol, just don't know much about the live bearers.

Scott W · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 8:21 am Post subject:

that's a shame Pete but like you say at least the mother is good.
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goldenburm · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 8:53 am Post subject:

as someone has pointed out this litter was probably conceived by retained sperm from last year, as last year I had 22 live babies, no still born and 1 ova, and this year she i smuch bigger and if things had gone well I would have had 30 babies!

I will feed mum later and give her a rest next season and will put her with a few new boa's I have coming soon!!!!!

Peter
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1.0 striped supersalmon DEAD
0.1 salmon poss TH moonglow DEAD
0.1 Orangasm DH ghost DEAD
1.0 pastel motley DEAD
2.0 sunglows 1.0 LIVING
1.1 pastel het snow 0.1 LIVING
2.2 albino boas DEAD
0.2 albino ara's DEAD
0.4 boa constrictors 0.2 LIVING

lol93 · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:47 am Post subject:

Hope the three survivors do OK for you Pete!
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goldenburm · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

A couple of quick pics of the three!

second one

Last one that I feel may not make it!

Thanks for looking

Peter
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1.0 striped supersalmon DEAD
0.1 salmon poss TH moonglow DEAD
0.1 Orangasm DH ghost DEAD
1.0 pastel motley DEAD
2.0 sunglows 1.0 LIVING
1.1 pastel het snow 0.1 LIVING
2.2 albino boas DEAD
0.2 albino ara's DEAD
0.4 boa constrictors 0.2 LIVING

jon_g · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:44 am Post subject:

Boas are hard work sometimes, the females just sit in the wrong part of the cage when gravid and make you worry, they arent getting enough heat or too much heat....

The long gestation drives me crazy,

Did this female eat much during the time she was gravid?

How are the babies doing?

Breeding reptiles has many highs and lows.
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madhouse reps · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject:

Sorry to hear about your losses Pete glad the mother is ok and hope the little ones survive and grow strong.
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Sharpman · Key Member Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 227

hows the 3 little ones doing Pete?