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This somewhat special-looking Suriname snake was photographed a few months after import.. she was a standout.
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.. here she is again with some (close) friends back around the second week of December 2006..
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This is her from this week..
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.. she's settled down a lot since we were first acquainted but still has one trait more common in WC redtails.. she hasn't eaten since before ovulation (about 100 days).
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Thanks for looking.
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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
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"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

Do you have any theories as to why WC animals do that?
Wow, there should be some very red kids brewing in there!
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Jason Dowell

My guess (only a guess) would be that whether or not a Boa will continue to eat normally or nearly-so during pregnancy has to do with how 'comfortable' they feel, and to a lesser extent how hungry they are..
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In either case a WC snake is more likely to be effected, either by being more stressed or feeling threatened and also they could be less accustomed to regular feeding.
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Personally, I like to see gravid boas eat something during the cycle, rather than go without for the duration, though I've seen many great litters either way.
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Thanks.

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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
www.riobravoreptiles.com

"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

While I have never reproduced Bcc, we have produced three litters of green anacondas from two different unrelated females. In all three cases, the females continued to feed during the first half of their gestation periods. Additionally, these females were both raised to adults from neonates produced from captive births. I would agree with Gus in that it is probably preferable to feed gravid boids small meals if they will take them.

Kelly