Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I have a female rtb that was bred back in nov..by my calculation she in 127 days pos..my question is how long can they go??? thanks...
-----
1.0 pastel 7'
0.1 suriname 7'
0.1 columbian 7'
0.1 columbian 2'
0.1 columbian 7'
1.0 burmese 10'
0.1 retic 12'

Need more info.
When did she ovulate? Boas give birth about 123 days after ovulation, give or take 10 days.

When was her POS date? Do you have the exact date or are you estimating? They normally give birth 105 days after the POS give or take 10 days.

Has she shed since she had her POS? Pregnant boas "normally" don't have regular sheds when they're pregnant. They'll have a POS and sometimes a mid-term shed.

Are you sure she's pregnant? If she's had regular sheds she might not be, but it's still possible. Temps are also good indicators of being pregnant. When a boa is pregnant their body temp will normally stay between 86 and 88 degrees.

she last shed mid to early feb i had all the info wrote down but my kids colored in my note book so i'm having to try and remember all this..she is gravid shes huge..she did have a midterm shed but thats it..I witnessed copulation in nov from the 17th on. I know its not much info but my notebook was destroyed so I lost it all..any help would be awsome..thanks..
-----
1.0 pastel 7'
0.1 suriname 7'
0.1 columbian 7'
0.1 columbian 2'
0.1 columbian 7'
1.0 burmese 10'
0.1 retic 12'

Was the Feb shed a mid-term shed?
Did you see the ovulation?
What kind of behavior have you noticed with her?
Does she lay on her side a lot?
Does she have a lot of scale seperation?
Does she look really large in the rear half and really skinny in the front half of her body?
Has she gotten more aggressive?
Do you have a temp gun to check her temps?
Has she become more active recently?
Do you have an approximate date that the male lost interest?

If Feb was her POS she's not due yet. I counted 15 weeks from Feb 15th and came up with May 31st for a due date. If that was her mid-term shed she might be past due and ready to drop them any minute.

BTW sometimes you can think they've ovulated and had a POS when what you really saw was the pre-ovulation swell and a shed. If that happened you might not have noticed her actual ovulation that came later. So what you think was a mid term "might" have been an acutal POS. I made this mistake the last time my girl had babies. I just got lucky and saw the actual ovulation and made note of a new due date.

If you think she's in distress you might want to take her to the vet.

yes shed in feb was a midterm.
yes she did ovulate.
she stays wrapped up alot..
yes she has scale seperation..
yes shes huge in the back all the way to her vent..
yes small in the front..
no not more aggresive..
no no temp gun..
not really more active..
i had the date the male lost interest in my notebook that got destroyed...
hope we can figure this out thanks for the help..
-----
1.0 pastel 7'
0.1 suriname 7'
0.1 columbian 7'
0.1 columbian 2'
0.1 columbian 7'
1.0 burmese 10'
0.1 retic 12'

Well, then she should be due any minute. Have you tried misting her once a day? That might stimulate her into being more active. Also what type of substrate do you use?? If you use news paper you can just add some extra shredded news paper to her cage. That way she can sort of make a hide spot to have her babies. This is just another idea to get her to be a little more active. You also might want to give her a few extra hours of darkness each day, until she gives birth. Try to leave her alone as much as possible in between mistings and such.

I think the longest gestation I've heard of is 154 days from the POS. So, you might want to give her another 3 weeks, unless she starts to look like she's in trouble before then. If she doesn't have them in the next 3 weeks it might be a good idea to get her to the vet for an Ultra Sound. That is, if your vet has that option available. That way they can tell you exactly what's going on inside.

thank you for all your help..yes i have been misting her a few times a day and i use newspaper..i will shred some up thank you..
-----
1.0 pastel 7'
0.1 suriname 7'
0.1 columbian 7'
0.1 columbian 2'
0.1 columbian 7'
1.0 burmese 10'
0.1 retic 12'