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Posted by: PastelDream at Thu Sep 14 15:04:47 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PastelDream ]  
   

Make sure they're the right size/age and in EXCELLENT HEALTH.



Feed them.



Water them.



Clean them.



Have them in a proper cage with a warm end and cool end. The boas will decide if they want to be warmer or cooler. Pay attention to your boas to see what temps works best for them.



During the cooler months "put them together".



The snakes know how to do the rest.



Eventually, if all goes well, the female will ovulate.



She'll look like she swallowed a football.



The male will lose interest.



At this point remove the male.



After ovulation the female will shed.



Write shed date on a calender and count 105 days from that date for a "due date".



Hopefully you'll have a nice litter.





BTW There is no "easy explaination". Different things work for different people. If it was easy to breed boas EVERYONE would be doing it.





   

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