First litter of the season went...

[Darren Hamill]

<center>Kind of crappy! This is this females first year producing for me and she ended up aborting about 3 weeks early.. In total there were 18 slugs and 3 still born.. Not the best thing to come home to after work!

I'm still waiting on 5 other females this season with are all looking great so hopefully things get a little bit better as the season goes on. I just thought I would share some photos' of what I found yesterday...

<img src="http://hamillreptiles.com/Assorted/DSCN2026.JPG">

<img src="http://hamillreptiles.com/Assorted/DSCN2031.jpg">

<img src="http://hamillreptiles.com/Assorted/DSCN2032.JPG">

<img src="http://hamillreptiles.com/Assorted/DSCN2036.JPG">

<img src="http://hamillreptiles.com/Assorted/DSCN2037.jpg">

<img src="http://hamillreptiles.com/Assorted/DSCN2039.JPG">

<img src="http://hamillreptiles.com/Assorted/DSCN2041.jpg">

<img src="http://hamillreptiles.com/Assorted/DSCN2042.jpg">


Better luck next litter (I'm always the optimist)

[Dom]

So sorry Darren .. Your luck will change..

Very interesting pictures though..

[KaHane]

Sorry to hear that Darren, I'm sure things will be better with your other females. Best of luck this year Man.

[asphyxia]

Remember...
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.

I'm sure you'll have better luck next time
Brian

[Trace]

Bummer! I'm sorry to hear about that Darren. Your next clutches will be better! Good luck and keep us posted.

Cheers!

Trace

[Clownfishie]

Man, that sucks :( Poor things, they look like they should be fine!

Better luck with your next litter....

[mk-ultra]

omg the look on that female face is sad looks like she had the worst day ever

hope the next one is gonna be better

[Darren Hamill]

No worries guys....

This is the first litter that hasn't gone well for me but it was bound to happen sooner or later.. I take this as a learning experience and a positive one at that... I’ve been fortunate enough to produce some very beautiful boas in the past so I count my blessings..

By sharing my experiences good or bad I feel I can help other people out with their questions or maybe even their own animals... The thing is to remain positive and "Always the Optimist" :) Some people feel that keeping things like this circumstance to themselves is the better route, almost as if they feel the experience is of less value or credit to themselves or others.. I feel there’s no such need to do so… I’m very open and honest with all of my knowledge and experience..

I've got a pile more neonates on the way yet and I'm very excited to see what this year brings... Good luck to all of you this season. :D

[tightsqueeze]

sorry for you luck bro better luck next time !!!

[marisa]

I hope your other ladies have a better time of it!

Great pics though, very interesting to see for those of us who don't have boas.

Marisa

[unBOAlievable]

Sorry to hear about that. If it makes you feel anybetter you are not alone my Anery was bred with a super salmon het for anery and went full term and they were all stillborn:(

[Darren Hamill]

Originally posted by unBOAlievable
Sorry to hear about that. If it makes you feel anybetter you are not alone my Anery was bred with a super salmon het for anery and went full term and they were all stillborn:(

Sucks seeing that doesn't it! :P

[Linds]

Eek tough break... well better luck with the rest of your girls this year! :thumbsup: What else are you expecting?

[Katt]

Hey Darren, I know you know how I feel, but still, glad to see you have such a good attitude towards this sad event.

[Darren Hamill]

Linds - I'm awaiting 2 litters of Hog Isle's, 1 litter of Colombians, 1 litter of Centrals and a gravid Amazon.. I'm pretty happy with how things have been going so far this year... A few females didn't take but there's always this upcoming season.

Katt - You have to keep positive and on the right track when breeding herps. Some things don't always go you're way...

Thanks guys and gals

[djnzlab]

Hi,
Ive read at a couple post that temps play a major role in gestation and amounts of slugs, Also I was wondering if had she been fed the past couple weeks??
I may breed boa's in the future and trying to understand how this could occur.
The three stil born appear normal ??
doug

[sydcire]

srry to hear that..Im hoping I dont have that problem with my Haitians.

[boa]

sorry to hear about your loss best of luck hope all goes well for ya.

[FireFoz]

That sucks man, i hear often that the first breed of boa's don't go well...

[Jeff_Favelle]

Ive read at a couple post that temps play a major role in gestation and amounts of slugs


Temps have nothing to do with slugs. Once the female ovulates, that's it, the ovum are fertilized and moved to the oviduct for gestation. Temperatures CAN affect whether or not you get stills, full-term, premies, healthies, etc etc, but it has zilch to do with slugs (infertile/unfertilized ova).

Now, after so many slugs, one has to look at 2 things and 2 things alone:

1) Compatibility.
2) The male's fertility.

Its gotta be one of the two (or both).

Sorry Darren, that sucks to come home to. But you have a TON of clutches on the way if I'm not mistaken, and you can put me down for at least a few Hoggies when they are born!! Good vibes are being sent to you my man.

[hip]

Man that is Shi@@y,as always ma nature has the upper hand in these things,that really sucks man,I got my fingers crossed for the rest of your gravid females man.




Hip

[Emily-Fisher]

Oh boy...that sucks!! :( I hope that my first litter isn't like that! I'm really sorry about your loss :( Good luck with your next litter!

[VenomAngel]

so sory to hear that from all of you but this season seems to be full of bad luck for many people thats one of the things im not looking fwd to when i start breeding nxt year