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Strutter769
02-26-13, 04:38 PM
She's "huggin' the heat" and laying almost completely on her side!Can we use this to make an educated guess in how close she might be to birth?:D
Snakesitter
02-27-13, 02:46 PM
Impossible to say. Look for her lump moving down (as Dave noted) then her casting about for a place to lay (as I noted). She may also leave a waxy stool shortly beforehand.

Good luck!
Jendee
02-27-13, 02:55 PM
I bet krystal would want a baby!! :) she loves the rainbows!
As far as when she is going to pop I have no clue on those things lol my boas roll on there sides in there last 6 wks...good luck Roy!!
marvelfreak
02-27-13, 03:46 PM
The article i was telling you about in the other threads says they will lay on their side or backs roughly two to four weeks before giving birth.
marvelfreak
02-27-13, 03:50 PM
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/breeding-incubation/98344-pre-birth-shed.html#post821602 Here's the thread.
Strutter769
02-27-13, 08:14 PM
Two to four weeks?! =-(
Snakesitter
03-01-13, 03:08 PM
Better than two to four months! ;-)

Thanks for the links, Marvel!
Strutter769
03-12-13, 04:46 PM
Waxy stool confirmed! We're getting closer!!!

Remember your first litter/clutch? How did you not eat and sleep in front of the enclosure(s)?
stephanbakir
03-12-13, 04:48 PM
I passed out leaning on the glass of my incubator... Consider yourself lucky, you only need to wait for the babies to come flying out, when it comes to eggs, the eggs slit and 2-3 days later the babies come out lol.
Also, grats! Her first litter?
Strutter769
03-12-13, 05:25 PM
No, she's had several, but her first here.
Strutter769
03-13-13, 10:28 AM
This whole "waiting" thing......it's pretty maddening.
stephanbakir
03-13-13, 10:36 AM
Just hope she doesn't hold them late lol... average wait for retics is 84 days, first clutch hatched at 88 days lol..........
Snakesitter
03-13-13, 01:59 PM
It's like watching a pot boil, Roy. ;-) The more you fuss, the longer it takes!

Good luck on a healthy litter.
Strutter769
03-13-13, 02:12 PM
I'm so terrible at waiting.

She's seriously on her side today. No pacing yet. I mean for her. Me? Well...
Snakesitter
03-13-13, 02:32 PM
LOL hang in there man...it will happen sooner than you think.
Strutter769
03-19-13, 08:42 PM
I am ready to give her Castor Oil and make her climb the stairs! How else can I induce labor for a boa?!
TeaNinja
03-19-13, 10:44 PM
lol, i can't wait for my female dum to be big enough to breed with my male but it will be a few years. must be exciting.
Strutter769
03-20-13, 10:14 AM
Exciting for sure, but the wait is really a killer!