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So since the female is still eating well and the male is eating also... then does that mean that the mating was unsuccessful? or does she continue to feed until the eggs begin to develop?

But for my colony, normal eating is a sign of NOT being gravid. My girls would gorge themselves (if allowed to) when not gravid. When gravid they might take one small rat. I have heard some will eat like normal all the way through.
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Thanks,

Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB)
2.7 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (adult breeders)
2.5 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (sub-adult from 2004)
4.8 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (sub-adult from 2005)
2.1 Hypomelanistic BRB
0.1 Het for Hypomelanistic BRB
0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
1.0 BCI Albino / het-anery
0.1 BCI Salmon / het-albino
0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
0.1 BCI Salmon (possible super)
1.0 BCI Albino het stripe
1.0 BCI Salmon
0.1 BCI Ghost
0.1 BCI Super salmon, possible jungle
1.0 BCI Salmon, possible jungle
0.1 BCI Super Ghost

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Jason,
...When was the last time you saw them mating? My females eat for a week or two after last observed mating and then go off feed and at the same time start looking and acting gravid. If a female has not been bred for more than a few weeks and is still eating heavily she is likely not gravid.
Good luck,
Jeff

>>But for my colony, normal eating is a sign of NOT being gravid. My girls would gorge themselves (if allowed to) when not gravid. When gravid they might take one small rat. I have heard some will eat like normal all the way through.
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>>Thanks,
>>
>>Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"
>>
>>0.1 Wife (WC)
>>0.2 kids (CBB)
>>2.7 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (adult breeders)
>>2.5 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (sub-adult from 2004)
>>4.8 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (sub-adult from 2005)
>>2.1 Hypomelanistic BRB
>>0.1 Het for Hypomelanistic BRB
>>0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
>>1.0 BCI Albino / het-anery
>>0.1 BCI Salmon / het-albino
>>0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
>>0.1 BCI Salmon (possible super)
>>1.0 BCI Albino het stripe
>>1.0 BCI Salmon
>>0.1 BCI Ghost
>>0.1 BCI Super salmon, possible jungle
>>1.0 BCI Salmon, possible jungle
>>0.1 BCI Super Ghost
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Last seen breeding was on May 11

Does this mean their incompatible or just missed the boat this time. New male or female or both?

Your male may have missed the ovulation. It is a little late in the year, but I wouldn't give up yet. You might try separating and feeding them for a week and then reintroducing them. Just keep watching. If she's going to go off feed, she'll do it soon.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

Jason,
...Don't give up on them for this year. Let them stay togather and perhaps they will breed again. There are way too many possibilities to draw any conclusions. Perhaps they were too cool or too warm for too long or too short a period of time? Perhaps too warm or too cool now? Perhaps male or female not yet mature? Perhaps not enough weight on the female? On and on???? If this was easy we would be producing so many babies we would be giving them away like I used to do when I bred Cornsnakes.
Jeff

>>Does this mean their incompatible or just missed the boat this time. New male or female or both?

My 3 gravid females have refused ALL of there regular (smaller)offered feedings while gravid.

Where do you live?

iowa...do you have any suggestions....i just got them 2 months ago and they bred for the first time a month ago then again 2 weeks ago...the only 2 times i saw them ....both times during big storms