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I'm kinda new to breeding Boa constrictors. My largest female (8.5 ft, 33 lbs) has been "breeding" with my male. I couldn't tell if actual penetration occured, but I think so. He quit having interest in her and after a week of no interest I put him in with a different female. They are locking up now. The original female has since begun to go into the shed cycle. Is there a way to tell for sure that this is POS? How many days after POS can I expect babies?

If these were Kenyans I would be 1000% sure babies were on the way, but from everything I've read these boas are much more difficult.

Thanks for your time!

Travis

Posted Pic is the female in question.
Male is a 100% DH snow approx 3 years old.

Well, the problem with breeding boas is that everything is so inconsistent.... For example, last season I had a litter of babies from a female that ovulated, but never shed. Other times we hear about females shedding multiple times after breeding, and then delivering babies.... So just because she is in shed, do not necessarily take it as a POS.

However, an answer to your question of whether or not there is a way to distinguish between a normal shed and a POS, (again, the rules may very snake-by-snake) but a POS usually takes longer than a normal shed cycle. It can usually take 16-23 days if I remember correctly. Good luck and keep us posted.