I just picked up a trio 1.2 of ETBs. They are supposedly captive breds and the one female is gravid. The "gravid" female was seen a couple of months ago locked up several times with the male. All 3 were kept in the same cage at that time. After she started getting bigger the former owner separated her from the others into a cage by herself. The others (1.1) that are left are fairly nice and able to be handled. The one that is gravid has not been handled due to her being gravid. I have very little experience with ETBs and then only a single one now and then. Can someone give me some advice for care of the gravid female, how to tell if she really is gravid, etc. Thanks.
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Newly acquired ETBs - need info
mjreptiles
May 10, 2006 08:34 AM
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tbss
May 12, 2006 05:17 PM
Check out Corallus.com or the Tree Boa Forum, www.forumboards.net/84833. There are some vetern people who frequent there that might be able to give you some suggestions. Good luck!
urbanjungles
May 14, 2006 11:45 PM
Provide a basking area for the potentially gravid female which should be kept alone. It's best to house recent acquisitions individually so that you can monitor food input/output. If she's gravid she will find the optimal thermoregulating spot and stick to it. You should provide a heat gradient between about 85 and 110 in the warm area and be sure that she's got enough space in her enclosure to retreat into the mid 70's if she has to. If you provide the proper environment she will take care of everything...just be sure to give her alot of privacy as well.
If she's gravid she will become visibly larger over the next couple of months depending how far along she is. An ultrasound is the best way to confirm, I'd persoanlly wait and watch. Emeralds are adept at mating and not becoming gravid, this is especially true for imports that are too thin to sustain them through the physical rigors of reproduction. Even under the best of conditions, most imports take up to a year to acclimate to where they will reproduce successfully. Emeralds don't do anything quickly. If your animals are cb then you should have no problem tracing them back to the original breeder....especially cbb adults.
Good luck.
Danny
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