Woohooo!!!!

Please tell me this looks like the begining build of an ovulation.....


This is the first ovulation ever for me and for her if that's what it is, she's never breed until I got her......... I'm so excited:wamma::wamma::wamma: Can Ya tell ? The male I breed her to has never breed before either.

I picked this girl up in mid October and she didn't start eating until late November... Her first lock-up was 12/29/08 and her last was 1/24/09 her last meal was on 2/8/09 just a medium rat........

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa/IMG_2378Large.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa/IMG_2381Large.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa/IMG_2382Large.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa/IMG_2395Large.jpg

TIA
Beth

Nice fatty. Congrats.

Congrats and good luck with her!

Best of luck, Beth! Nothing wrong w/1st timers-ask the kid in England! :lol:

Thanks Guys......... so it is an ovulation then?

Congrats.....

Alan

Thanks Guys......... so it is an ovulation then?

Not a huge one but looks that way to me, probably small due to all the changes...

Congrats

Looks like an ovulation to me! congrats

Thanks......... She's actually looking a little more plump since pics this morning....

This is really all new to me and I mean really new to me....... so how long after ovulation should I expect her to (whats the right word here?) deliver, give birth, have babies?

TIA

Best of luck, Beth! Nothing wrong w/1st timers-ask the kid in England! :lol:

Who's that??

Thanks......... She's actually looking a little more plump since pics this morning....

This is really all new to me and I mean really new to me....... so how long after ovulation should I expect her to (whats the right word here?) deliver, give birth, have babies?

TIA

If it is an ovulation then you can expect babies around the 125 day mark. Or she will have what is called the Post Ovulatory Shed and you can count out 105 days from that.

If she is ovulating I wouldn't handle her all that much. Especially at her size.

Was the male completely done breeding her? That could just be a PRE-ovulation swell and the real one is yet to come. Boas can also ovulate twice and the males will often continue to breed through the second one. It's always a good idea to leave them together and get as much love juice from the male as possible.

Congratulations and be sure and update us with pics in about four months!



Here is a link I found VERY useful throughout the years. The "Breeding Boas" section is one of the best around. Hope it helps:

http://www.redtailboas.com/care/



.

Congrats :cheers:

Thanks a Bunch!!!!

Congrats! Best of luck with her.

Looking good! Congrats!

Thank You Chad ;)

Congrats!!! best of luck..
JL

If it is an ovulation then you can expect babies around the 125 day mark. Or she will have what is called the Post Ovulatory Shed and you can count out 105 days from that.

If she is ovulating I wouldn't handle her all that much. Especially at her size.

Was the male completely done breeding her? That could just be a PRE-ovulation swell and the real one is yet to come. Boas can also ovulate twice and the males will often continue to breed through the second one. It's always a good idea to leave them together and get as much love juice from the male as possible.

Congratulations and be sure and update us with pics in about four months!



Here is a link I found VERY useful throughout the years. The "Breeding Boas" section is one of the best around. Hope it helps:

http://www.redtailboas.com/care/



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WOW....That was a really well written answer!

I've never breed any kind of reptile and I am here to learn. That was sooo very helpful to me and I am sure that Beth found that EXTREMELY helpful.

:yourock:Jason!

WOW....That was a really well written answer!

I've never breed any kind of reptile and I am here to learn. That was sooo very helpful to me and I am sure that Beth found that EXTREMELY helpful.

:yourock:Jason!

at least no onemade fun of her for asking like we so so many times . i get tired of people acting ugly when someone new to breeding asked a question .
good luck beth.
thanks for the post .
toni

If it is an ovulation then you can expect babies around the 125 day mark. Or she will have what is called the Post Ovulatory Shed and you can count out 105 days from that.

If she is ovulating I wouldn't handle her all that much. Especially at her size.

Was the male completely done breeding her? That could just be a PRE-ovulation swell and the real one is yet to come. Boas can also ovulate twice and the males will often continue to breed through the second one. It's always a good idea to leave them together and get as much love juice from the male as possible.

Congratulations and be sure and update us with pics in about four months!



Here is a link I found VERY useful throughout the years. The "Breeding Boas" section is one of the best around. Hope it helps:

http://www.redtailboas.com/care/



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Great points, Jason.

Question, TIA... What is her humidity at? Her skin looks very dry in the pictures. Make sure to keep her humidity around 60%.

Congratulations!!!

Congrates. What was the male? Good luck.

Love this multi quote tool :cool:

If it is an ovulation then you can expect babies around the 125 day mark. Or she will have what is called the Post Ovulatory Shed and you can count out 105 days from that.

If she is ovulating I wouldn't handle her all that much. Especially at her size.

Was the male completely done breeding her? That could just be a PRE-ovulation swell and the real one is yet to come. Boas can also ovulate twice and the males will often continue to breed through the second one. It's always a good idea to leave them together and get as much love juice from the male as possible.

Congratulations and be sure and update us with pics in about four months!



Here is a link I found VERY useful throughout the years. The "Breeding Boas" section is one of the best around. Hope it helps:

http://www.redtailboas.com/care/



.

Thank You so much Jason... there's sooooo much to learn :eek:


WOW....That was a really well written answer!

I've never breed any kind of reptile and I am here to learn. That was sooo very helpful to me and I am sure that Beth found that EXTREMELY helpful.

:yourock:Jason!

Extremely Helpful!!!!

at least no onemade fun of her for asking like we so so many times . i get tired of people acting ugly when someone new to breeding asked a question .
good luck beth.
thanks for the post .
toni

And I am so grateful for that.... you guys ROCK!!!!

Great points, Jason.

Question, TIA... What is her humidity at? Her skin looks very dry in the pictures. Make sure to keep her humidity around 60%.

Congratulations!!!

Thanks...... I made a HUGE mistake :oops: and didn't notice what was happening until it was too late..... She likes hanging out on the top of the water fall and the lights I have up there were too close and she was cooking herself :( Since the burn.... I've been soaking her in luke warm water and rubbing her down with Neosporin after. It really just looks like a really bad case of dry skin.... no blisters or soars of any kind.


Congrates. What was the male? Good luck.

I really have no idea what type of Boas either of them are... Long story short.... the male was supposed to be a 6ft ball python and I couldn't see him living a celibate life... so, I found him a female locally the same size as him.... neither of them have been breed until now.

This is the male...... he has lots of pinks through out his body....

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa/DSCN9010.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa/DSCN9011.jpg

The female is the one on the right.....

She has such a pretty face.......

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa/DSCN9242.jpg

congrats and good luck

Thank You Andrew ;)

forgot the head shot.....

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa%20tank/DSCN9273.jpg

If it is an ovulation then you can expect babies around the 125 day mark. Or she will have what is called the Post Ovulatory Shed and you can count out 105 days from that.

If she is ovulating I wouldn't handle her all that much. Especially at her size.

Was the male completely done breeding her? That could just be a PRE-ovulation swell and the real one is yet to come. Boas can also ovulate twice and the males will often continue to breed through the second one. It's always a good idea to leave them together and get as much love juice from the male as possible.

Congratulations and be sure and update us with pics in about four months!



Here is a link I found VERY useful throughout the years. The "Breeding Boas" section is one of the best around. Hope it helps:

http://www.redtailboas.com/care/



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dito on all that and i agree that link helped me through my first bci litter

to awnser your question about what they are so i do somthing productive on this thread besideds give props to jason haha the boas are bci or boa constrictor imperators there one of the many great boa constrictor species. they where the first thing i ever produced also. back in 07 congrats on that regard and good luck and dont hesitate to ask more questions that you may have . good luck again

Goodluck with them. FYI, if you are using neosporin on her, double check and make sure it does NOT have pain killer in it. That one is a no no.

to awnser your question about what they are so i do somthing productive on this thread besideds give props to jason haha the boas are bci or boa constrictor imperators there one of the many great boa constrictor species. they where the first thing i ever produced also. back in 07 congrats on that regard and good luck and dont hesitate to ask more questions that you may have . good luck again

Thanks ....... I truly appreciate all the help I've been getting.... and that link is very helpful... ;)

Goodluck with them. FYI, if you are using neosporin on her, double check and make sure it does NOT have pain killer in it. That one is a no no.

I'm using the regular neosporin....... :nono: pain killer in it :cheers: Thanks for that tid-bit of info ;)

Again Thanks Everyone
Beth

at least no onemade fun of her for asking like we so so many times . i get tired of people acting ugly when someone new to breeding asked a question .
good luck beth.
thanks for the post .
toni

That's what the Bush League is all about. Helping one another out, not tearing each other down. :yessir:


Great points, Jason.

Question, TIA... What is her humidity at? Her skin looks very dry in the pictures. Make sure to keep her humidity around 60%.

Congratulations!!!

Larry brings up a great point (and I don't know how to use the multi quote feature just yet). If she burned herself before she'll most likely do it again. My boas maintain a body temp at around 82 degrees unless they've just eaten. Gravid females need to maintain a body temp of around 86-87 degrees to cook those babies. So if she was hugging that heat lamp before, she's definitely going to hug it now.

If you haven't already, I would invest in 3 things asap. UTH (Under Tank Heat), a quality thermostat, and a temp gun. Flexwatt is the most commonly used UTH and with a good Thermostat your female will not be able to burn herself. The temp gun will allow you to tweak the heat and check her body temps throughout her pregnancy.

You can get all of these from Rich at Reptile Basics. http://www.reptilebasics.com/. He'll even connect the wire to the flexwatt for you. There are MANY other places to purchase these from, but Rich has always been the guy I go to.


On a side note - I hope I'm not coming across as a "know it all" boa guy. I am by NO means an expert and only produced my first litter last year. This information was handed down to me by guys and gals who have been doing this a LOT longer than I have and I'm simply passing it along. I hope it helps.




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That's what the Bush League is all about. Helping one another out, not tearing each other down. :yessir:




Larry brings up a great point (and I don't know how to use the multi quote feature just yet). If she burned herself before she'll most likely do it again. My boas maintain a body temp at around 82 degrees unless they've just eaten. Gravid females need to maintain a body temp of around 86-87 degrees to cook those babies. So if she was hugging that heat lamp before, she's definitely going to hug it now.

If you haven't already, I would invest in 3 things asap. UTH (Under Tank Heat), a quality thermostat, and a temp gun. Flexwatt is the most commonly used UTH and with a good Thermostat your female will not be able to burn herself. The temp gun will allow you to tweak the heat and check her body temps throughout her pregnancy.

You can get all of these from Rich at Reptile Basics. http://www.reptilebasics.com/. He'll even connect the wire to the flexwatt for you. There are MANY other places to purchase these from, but Rich has always been the guy I go to.


On a side note - I hope I'm not coming across as a "know it all" boa guy. I am by NO means an expert and only produced my first litter last year. This information was handed down to me by guys and gals who have been doing this a LOT longer than I have and I'm simply passing it along. I hope it helps.




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I've since re-decorated the tank and moved the lights further away from the top of the waterfall......

This was from before.....
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa%20tank/DSCN9269.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa%20tank/DSCN9257.jpg

This was after.......

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa%20tank/IMG_2136Large.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/elizabethstout/boa%20tank/IMG_2134Large.jpg

I've actually removed the indoor outdoor carpet, moved the branches further away from the lights and put the cypress mulch back in ;)

I placed a couple orders with Rich already.........Great Guy to deal with and very helpful. I picked up a couple thermostats, flex watt and a pretty nice temp gun from him :)

Nope! I'm grateful that you've taken the time to post on this thread :yourock:



I'll be moving her into a smaller enclosure in the next week or so........ I just want to make sure that she is no longer interested in him ;)

Again Thanks For The Input :yourock:

Beth

I love me some Southern Style, congrats on the ovulation.

jeez........ there's no kisses smilies......... Thanks Rudd ;)

We will get there, just not right away.

Congrats girly, there's nothing like getting your first litter on the ground! I was like a crazy person from the breeding (would make my family get up from what they where doing and come see the boas locked up) and the birth! (they were a little more excited but not much, it's really gross mom LOL)

Congrats girly, there's nothing like getting your first litter on the ground! I was like a crazy person from the breeding (would make my family get up from what they where doing and come see the boas locked up) and the birth! (they were a little more excited but not much, it's really gross mom LOL)


Thank You so much........ I really can't wait to see some babies slithering around :rockon: