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JohnLokken
at Mon Apr 17 23:53:26 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JohnLokken ]
info/experience.
There were 13 babies and about 15 slugs. 2 babies died.
Total=3 50/50's normal het anery
8 50/50's hypo het anery
I have to give a big plug for Tracy and Rich's boa breeding video.
It just skimmed the issue that I ran into. But, it gave me the idea to work with.
All these babies were premature. I honestly did not think any were going to make it. I placed each baby in it's own deli cup with a half in of water. I was trying to create a "membrane sack" they could stay in while sucking up their yolk sack. The video went over this. I don't think it spoke to the water addition. The video spoke to cutting the yolk sack off if it was out more than a day. I really thought about doing this. But, then I talked it over with my wife and decided not to. We were at the point where we were going to buy some dissolving sutures. I also had issues with tying the knot around the umbilical cord. I did not think I would be able to catch the dental floss before it went into it's belly. Or, I would cut the cord trying to cut the dental floss.
So, I left them in their deli cup. I changed the water 2-3 times a day. Gently transferring them to a new cup each time. I then left them in my sweater rack. (The drawer rack really came in handy. I don't know if I could have pulled this off without them.) After a day to two days the babies began crawling out of their deli cups. Others just stayed put. I just had the last one get out and join the others tonight. Some babies sucked up their egg mass. Others naturally pulled it off.
I guess the moral of the story is don't give up. Nature took it's course. I was lucky in the fact that their lungs were developed. My very first litter died because they were too dropped too early.
Hopefully this will help others. Again a thank you to Tracy and Rich for the idea.
John
Sorry for the typos. It's late and I'm ready for bed. Thank you all for all your kind comments.
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"To be the best..........You must lose your mind."
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- Another dream come true. pics - JohnLokken, Mon Apr 17 16:28:53 2006
- Congrats John. - Randall_Turner, Mon Apr 17 16:37:57 2006
- That is great!... - kirby, Mon Apr 17 16:42:59 2006
- RE: Another dream come true. pics - ajfreptiles, Mon Apr 17 16:45:20 2006
- Congrats - beautiful babies.. - LauraV, Mon Apr 17 17:22:23 2006
- RE: AWSOME..CONGRATS...NP - pyboa, Mon Apr 17 17:24:44 2006
- Congratulations.........np - cnb2, Mon Apr 17 17:26:09 2006
- Very beautiful...Congrats! - michaelburton, Mon Apr 17 17:34:33 2006
- Congrats buddy - giantkeeper, Mon Apr 17 17:38:52 2006
- Wow, very nice..... - drimes, Mon Apr 17 18:02:14 2006
- Awesome John!... I want one! - PanamaRed, Mon Apr 17 18:32:41 2006
- RE: Another dream come true. pics - L.A.Snakes, Inc., Mon Apr 17 19:21:37 2006
- Wow, John.....> - LindaH, Mon Apr 17 20:04:37 2006
- John, I'm curious...... - gray, Mon Apr 17 20:32:26 2006
- Good Lookin' Bunch o' Boas!..........NP - ChristianC, Mon Apr 17 21:01:16 2006
- Congrats and good luck! np - pgoss, Mon Apr 17 21:13:18 2006
- MORE PICS! DIAL UP HADES!! LOL - JohnLokken, Mon Apr 17 21:29:01 2006
- Those look really special John, Congrats - RyanHomsey, Mon Apr 17 21:41:47 2006
- Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy... - fred albury, Tue Apr 18 13:09:25 2006
- Congrats! those look great! .np - locolizard, Tue Apr 18 13:23:33 2006
- RE: Another dream come true. pics - salmonboa.com, Tue Apr 18 18:45:06 2006
- Congrats John! Great babies! -Joe n/p - bcijoe, Thu Apr 20 10:32:52 2006
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A final tally plus some info. - JohnLokken, Mon Apr 17 23:53:26 2006
