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OT: HELP

zookeepnhippie Sep 24, 2006 09:35 AM

Hey, I posted a question in the BP forum and have not gotten any responses, I know that a few of you have had experience with them as well so here is my question.
I have a pair of balls in a 4 x 2 enclosure, they are both around 4 ft long. I went to take my male out yesterday and was not expecting them to be breeding ( just wasnt thinking about it) I picked him up and didnt notice it until the last sencond, I pullled him right out of her. It took a minute or so for him to retract his hemipenes and I am wondering what the chances are that I hurt either one of them. I have felt like crap since it happened.
Thanks for the advice and sorry for posting this over here.

Replies (2)

Fourquet Sep 24, 2006 09:57 AM

I think that if you were to have hurt anyone it would have been the male. he would pretty much just pull out of the female so there is little risk to her. As far as the male goes unless you see any blood around his cloaca you probably didnt rip anything. I would put my money you just scareing the hell out of them

Keep an eye on them, but im willing to bet they will be locked up again by tonight.
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- Mike Fourquet

CLOACA HERPS

zookeepnhippie Sep 24, 2006 10:04 AM

There was no blood on either of them, and they havent hooked up again since then, i am leaving them alone completely. Thanks for your reply.

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