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Posted by: FRoberts at Fri Aug 22 18:29:14 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FRoberts ]

I just tried this on two of my baby bci my friend just sent me from Alabama...one I DEF felt the bb's a bit from vent just like you said the other I felt none, but this being the first time I tried it I could be wrong. I DEF felt the little bumps in the one like 3/4 from the vent for sure. I will have to try it on the 3 argentine boas he sent me as well, I wonder if it's the same for them as well.

Thanks for the animated gif....this technique is much less invasive then probing, hopefully I got it right.

No matter I am keeping the bci anyway's I think.

>>Hey Scott, what I do for palpating is...
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>>hold the tail end of the baby so it's spine is resting on your thumb. Then without moving your thumb, slide your finger from vent to tail, not a lot of preasure. Do it e=several times trying to feel the BB's. Boas are hung and the BB's should be 3/4" or more from the vent but always start at the vent. Here's a gif showing the process...
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
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>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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Frank Roberts

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