Breeding question - Page 3

KORBIN5895 · 11-06-12, 07:15 PM

Am I the only one that saw that he already had them together?

@Trent
What did you produce this year? Was it 3 or four boa litters? I can't remember.

dinosaurdammit · 11-06-12, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Am I the only one that saw that he already had them together?

@Trent
What did you produce this year? Was it 3 or four boa litters? I can't remember.

The reason they are together is that his tank, one side busted out and we couldnt fix it, so it wasnt on purpose we put them together. She had no swelling before we put him in there and we hadnt planed to keep him in there for long, just long enough till my husband and I can build a new one out of wood to avoid more glass issues. I think that the tank was warped and eventually the heating and cooling caused the glass to shatter out. I didnt put him in there like LOLOL LETS BREED it was more or less a last resort, what happened afterwords is why I asked about breeding.

Jay · 11-06-12, 07:31 PM

Yea I missed that, very irresponsible. Judging by that move you're not ready to breed.
Just so you can't tell me " you had no other options" I'll tell you what happened to me.

I broke a tank that was housing a male Rtb, instead of placing him on another's tank, fearing that it would cause stress to both animals. I placed him in a pillow case with a few warm water bottles. I then drove to a store to buy a tote.

Not sure why you would place a male and female boa together unless you were planing on breeding them.

dinosaurdammit · 11-06-12, 07:33 PM

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Yea I missed that, very irresponsible. Judging by that move you're not ready to breed.
Just so you can't tell me " you had no other options" ill tell you what happened to me.

I broke a tank that was housing a male Rtb, instead of placing him on another's tank, fearing that it would cause stress to both animals. I placed him in a pillow case with a few warm water bottles. I then drove to a store to buy a tote.

Not sure why you would place a male and female boa together unless you were planing on breeding them.

Because I cant just scamper off to the store at any time. :/ We only have one car and my husband is military working long hours, by the time he is off the only place to get anything is in a bad section of town.

Wildside · 11-06-12, 08:39 PM

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Because I cant just scamper off to the store at any time. :/ We only have one car and my husband is military working long hours, by the time he is off the only place to get anything is in a bad section of town.

You're not required to explain yourself. Three is old enough. Some people prefer to wait longer but three is fine. At this point it's really up to you, especially since they've already begun the process. Be warned though, being young and small is probably only going to bring you a smallish litter.

dinosaurdammit · 11-06-12, 08:52 PM

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You're not required to explain yourself. Three is old enough. Some people prefer to wait longer but three is fine. At this point it's really up to you, especially since they've already begun the process. Be warned though, being young and small is probably only going to bring you a smallish litter.

The size of the litter is the least of my concern I just want her to be okay.

Wildside · 11-06-12, 08:53 PM

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The size of the litter is the least of my concern I just want her to be okay.

Well how many more times do you want me to tell you she'll be fine?

Trent · 11-06-12, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Am I the only one that saw that he already had them together?

@Trent
What did you produce this year? Was it 3 or four boa litters? I can't remember.

It was three..two litters of boas and the other was Blood pythons.
Just had my first ovulation myself two days ago from my snow to hypo pairing!
Got some cool pics of her blown up.
No you were not the only one to see them together

Terranaut · 11-06-12, 09:06 PM

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Because I cant just scamper off to the store at any time. :/ We only have one car and my husband is military working long hours, by the time he is off the only place to get anything is in a bad section of town.

Just be aware that it would have been way easier to scamper out to rehouse 1 snake than it will be to sell or rehome the 30 you may end up with. Now is the time to buy a rack or 2. Not the day she delivers. If she even does. If she does good luck and I hope it all works out.

dinosaurdammit · 11-06-12, 09:10 PM

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Just be aware that it would have been way easier to scamper out to rehouse 1 snake than it will be to sell or rehome the 30 you may end up with. Now is the time to buy a rack or 2. Not the day she delivers. If she even does. If she does good luck and I hope it all works out.

Do you have any brands you recommend?

Kavyrie · 11-06-12, 09:12 PM

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Do you have any brands you recommend?

I personally would go with Animal Plastics, they are pretty cheap and I know a few people who use their racks and love them. Animal Plastics

lumpbump · 11-14-12, 12:22 AM

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Your snakes look big enough and healthy enough to breed, straight up.

I disagree. She looks too small in my opinion.

**Aaron_S** · 11-14-12, 08:56 AM

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Well how many more times do you want me to tell you she'll be fine?

I think you're wrong.

There's a solid chance that this snake could die. Most likely though, she just won't go. It's not like because they lock all the time they'll give babies. Ask my females who didn't breed this year for me.

Also, already mentioned, this litter would probably be small, just a few boas. The next one, if she doesn't put on more weight, may still be just a few. You'll end up hurting your size of litters in the future most likely.

From what I've read, I heard 12 pounds is minimum for female boas.

EmbraceCalamity · 11-14-12, 05:55 PM

Let's ask this question: Is she an adult or subadult/juvenile? I don't know much about boas.

~Maggot

Wildside · 11-14-12, 06:51 PM

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I disagree. She looks too small in my opinion.

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I think you're wrong.

There's a solid chance that this snake could die. Most likely though, she just won't go. It's not like because they lock all the time they'll give babies. Ask my females who didn't breed this year for me.

Also, already mentioned, this litter would probably be small, just a few boas. The next one, if she doesn't put on more weight, may still be just a few. You'll end up hurting your size of litters in the future most likely.

From what I've read, I heard 12 pounds is minimum for female boas.

You guys can think I am wrong all you want. That doesn't change the fact that I've seen a snake that size and that age throw a healthy litter of babies. While I personally wait until they're bigger, that doesn't mean someone else has to.