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I've got babies too!

LauraV Mar 30, 2006 08:54 PM

Tee-Hee!!

I was so tired I decided to a lay down for a couple of hours...wake up at 3pm, and there they are...doggone if I don't always miss it!! I really thought it would probably be tonight after darkfall.

There were a total of 14 babies (7 hypos/7 normals), no stills and no slugs. I figured her litter would be small. She's a small girl and it's her first litter.

She passed her thick pattern on to just a single normal...can't even tell if it will be pastel or not. But, outside of 1-2 normals, the rest all pinkjs bleeding through their neonate silver and seem to have their mother's strawberry saddles.

Over all disappointing...I had hoped to end up with a hypo having her pattern....but, regardless, I am extremely relieved that they are healthy, active babies.

When I put mom up, she ate a small rat for me right away. Seeing how thin she was, I so wanted to give her a large rat, but figured since she hasn't eaten in so long, it would be safest to start small.

I have too many gooey pics to post them all, so feel free to go to: http://www.boas2balls.com/'06%20PCBLT%20litter.htm to see them all.

Here are a few of my favorite shots.

Litter shot:

Hypos:


The last one to emerge - it has neat polka-dot patterns on its saddles:

Normies:


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Delusions of Grandeur feed the EGO...

Replies (21)

robertmcphee Mar 30, 2006 09:02 PM

np

bthacker Mar 30, 2006 09:02 PM

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drimes Mar 30, 2006 09:06 PM

Congratulations! I see a few really nice ones in there!

Denny

Psycodelic Mar 30, 2006 09:16 PM

till they shed!!! Looks like they have a nice contrasting pettern! They look beautiful!!! Congrats!!!

-Greg Reinert-

cnb2 Mar 30, 2006 09:27 PM

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JohnLokken Mar 30, 2006 09:35 PM

It is a great feeling for sure!!!
They look great. I love the color on them.
John
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"To be the best..........You must lose your mind."

VolcomHerp Mar 30, 2006 09:37 PM

All Right sweet litter! I see a lot that are going to be spectacular looking in a few sheds. SUPER CONGRATS
jake

porsche Mar 30, 2006 09:39 PM

Congrats!!!!!
Isn't it great how they make you feel like you're getting Christmas presents, again!!! lol. Looks like you have some awesome pastel hypos in there!! They're all beautiful!!

Rick & Sherry

Randall_Turner Mar 30, 2006 09:46 PM

Quite an awesome feeling to see the little buggers in the goo.
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Randall L Turner Jr.
Boas make the world go round.

ajfreptiles Mar 30, 2006 10:10 PM

Congrats Laura!!!!! They look fantastic! Andy
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JOEP123 Mar 30, 2006 10:13 PM

And beutiful babies at that. Congrats, they look awesome.
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Joel Pretz

jasongonzo Mar 30, 2006 10:51 PM

Looks like a very clean litter! Gotta love that!

Jason Gonzalez

Ajax Mar 30, 2006 11:13 PM

congrats grandma on a great looking litter, very nice lookin grandkids ya got there

kirby Mar 31, 2006 05:52 AM

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bcijoe Mar 31, 2006 07:37 AM

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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

globalsnakes Mar 31, 2006 08:35 AM

Good for you!!! I knew she would drop a litter as I posted and e-mailed you!! All good things come to those that work and wait!!! Keep up the great husbandry and passion....and boas do RULE!!

michaelburton Mar 31, 2006 09:29 AM

They look beautiful.
Michael Burton

LauraV Mar 31, 2006 09:55 AM

I find myself going in the snake room to check on them as often as I did when mom was due to have them. Funy how that works.

It was a storybook birthing. I'm still jazzed about it. I didn't even get any preemies...all yolks had been absorbed by the time they were born, or within the first few minutes I missed. The couple that stayed in the sacks longer didn't even have yolks to soak up. If she had gone any longer, there would have been problems, as some of the babies have already used up their yolks. Mom went 109 days.

I wish you all a storybook birthing!!
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Delusions of Grandeur feed the EGO...

topnotchboas Mar 31, 2006 02:36 PM

np

LindaH Mar 31, 2006 03:30 PM
Tracy Barker Mar 31, 2006 06:38 PM

Great to see all of those nice looking babies--I really love the mom! Congrats!!

Tracy

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