....I was just alerted to your post by a student of mine. I share your sadness although you certainly developed a stronger bond with the time you spent with him. That litter was very special to me and my personal favorite of the litters born here last year. All my boas are special to me but Bianca has long sat at the throne as queen in my mind. She came down with serious RI during her pregnancy last year and I made the difficult decision to treat her while she was gravid. I nearly had an anxiety attack the first time I pulled her swollen body out of her cage and delivered meds by injection. Ultimately, I came to enjoy this time because I saw her swiftly improve and it was amazing to feel her swollen body so closely and know that baby boas were developing in her. I was still worried to the end that the meds would negatively affect the developing babies but she and the babies did great. I felt an unbelievable relief when I woke up that morning and saw healthy babies in that cage. In fact, those babies were the largest of any litter and are still well ahead of the pack compared to my other 05 babies. Not only are they the largest but they have that tall, muscular form that is so awesome to see in a boa. I only sold 2 babies from that litter and kept the remaining 10. They have been an awesome group to raise. I have been working to re-photograph them and share them on this forum. I'm sorry for that loss. This year I decided to breed my best male "normal" to Bianca and produce the best possible normals that I could. I think that she is so unique that I wanted to have many Biancas to raise up as core breeding stock for many projects. Ironically, the breeding season brought on another RI.....this time earlier in the process. I finished treatments last week and she is doing great. I expect her to ovulate at any time. With good fortune, I will get another litter of special animals and will be able to get Bianca blood back into your collection.

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