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RE: breeding boas

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Posted by: danktat at Tue Aug 7 23:37:43 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by danktat ]  
   

Some boas need to be "in season" meaning that the female is releasing pharamones to attract the sexual attention of the male. It may simply be that it is too early in the year for your girls to be receptive to mating. You could try cooling and decreasing the light cycle to 10 hours a day of light and the rest dark for a couple of weeks and introduce again. Or you could simply wait until later in the year (around late September or October) before reintroducing them so that the "natural" day cycles are beginning to shorten.

Good luck and keep us posted
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  • breeding boas - joker122104, Tue Aug 7 20:12:19 2007
    • You Are HereRE: breeding boas - danktat, Tue Aug 7 23:37:43 2007

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