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Still waiting. The BCC Female (I've named her "Foo" went opaque and her eyes just cleared, so she'll shed very soon. Perhaps she'll give birth (if there's anything in there) when she sheds? I haven't really heard of shedding that close to birth.

Anyway, supposed to be rain tomorrow, we'll see again. I think if she sheds without having babies, I will start feeding her small meals again. Or should I still wait? Today is day 123 POS.

Here's the list of guesses.

34 - bahreptiles
48 - gmherps
31 (21 alive/healthy) - Snake-Shack
32 - tex959
17 - chubbz
30 - joker122104
27 - strictly4fun
22 - danktat
36 - krisgarner
35 - norsmis
37 - wh00h0069
38 - Luke9815
28 - charmer
21 - JJsBoas
29 - rainbows-r-us
24 - kblumenthal
31 - miloradovich
33 - heathn
25 - royal645
26 - brownsboas
29 - SVSNAKES
23 - kaylincoo
42 - gant77
16 - garweft
33 - locsmith
39 - rule6660
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Lauren Madar - OphidiaGems.com | CageMakers
1.0 BP, 1.0 Hog Is., 1.1 Hypo BCI, 1.1 Surinam BCC, 0.1 GTP

I had a female go 149days once and she had a perfect litter just needed a few extra weeks of baking!!!

Al Brown/Brown's Boas

Heh - she just looks so miserable and almost deflated... hopefully she'll have them before I go on vacation at the end of the month!!
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Lauren Madar - OphidiaGems.com | CageMakers
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She will probably start dropping the minute you pack your bags! Have a great vacation.
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Last year I had an imperator female shed 4 days before partuition.

Good luck!

Kassandra Royer

>>I had a female go 149days once and she had a perfect litter just needed a few extra weeks of baking!!!
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>>Al Brown/Brown's Boas

Good to hear that - she shed successfully last night with a little bit more waxy urate, no babies. Hopefully the weekend will bring something. I'd never heard of females shedding so close to the due date (though I know it's not uncommon to have one or two shed cycles during gestation).
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Lauren Madar - OphidiaGems.com | CageMakers
1.0 BP, 1.0 Hog Is., 1.1 Hypo BCI, 1.1 Surinam BCC, 0.1 GTP

She looked too big not to have babies in side. They will be out before you know it. Keep your chin up and good luck!

I had a female het blood boa give birth on th 4th of July that went 101 days post ovulation slough. She shed twice during gestation. Once about 2 months after post-ovulation slough, and then again 7 days before she gave birth to 12 healthy babies, no slugs or stillborns.

Warren
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Dr Warren Booth
North Carolina State University
Department of Entomology
3309 Gardner Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695-7613

Gives me hope! Boa breeding does seem to force one to become more patient. Geez, if I'm this nervous about my boas, wonder what I'll be like if I ever get pregnant myself! Heh! At least I won't have to shed. Still nothing as of today. She was stretched out yesterday for a while and her weight did seem further down, but now she's coiled up again and hard to see.

These better be diamond babies for the wait... well, I'd settle for chocolate if I didn't know what else has passed through that tract... sorry. Must be getting Boa (Waiting) MADNESS...

Thanks again to everyone who have let me know that boas don't like to play by our timetables, even though most do follow the 105-114 POS guideline.
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Lauren Madar - OphidiaGems.com | CageMakers
1.0 Ball Python, 1.0 Hog Island Boa (RIP DeeDee), 1.1 Hypo BCI, 1.1 Surinam BCC, 0.1 Green Tree Python