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I still can't believe this is real. I came home feeling tired from work and talked with Vic about our work days, etc...I felt a tiny bit queesy but then realized as we lay there talking, I hadn't checked on Miss Hector yet (although when I reached in for the paper towels to wash my face, I smelled something that was similar to "oh someone needs a cage cleaning". I mentioned to Vic that I hadn't checked on her but I'm sure she'd be fine until morning...he then said sweetly "do you want to go ahead and check on her real quick?"
Now I had dreams recently that I'd go check and see babies, but it came true!!!! ;D
I called to Vic saying "Vic! You've got to see this! We've got babies!!" His response was a smile and "I'll see you in a few hours then, have fun." hehe ;D
OMG! I can't believe it's real! I'm so tired it just feels like it's a dream I'm going to wake up from. Miss Hector is doing great. She's super skinny but will get a meal tomorrow. Right now she's rehydrating and has a nice hide box.
I just gently removed them into a clean, nice warm cage with damp paper towels so they can emerge fully on their own and a water bottle nearby to spritz them during the day for the next couple days.
Thus far, they are "normal" in appearance and at the very least, 100% het for type II anery! No telling what will come out since Miss Hector is so dark herself...maybe when they are old enough to breed, I'll know! ;D
For now, I'm just so elated, my first litter of boas!!!! I'm never going to forget this!

Video link! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyMV3Q-J38
Picture links: http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/TenorGoddess/5-5-09boatwister.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/TenorGoddess/5-5-09somethinonyourface.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/TenorGoddess/1stlitter5-5-09.jpg
Sorry for the links but the pics are JUST taken and too big...and I'm too excited and busy posting. EEeee so excited! ;D

More to come as they come clean for handling!

Hugs!!

Amanda

She gave birth total to 5 babies and no slugs or anything! Yay!

Hugs,

Amanda Rose

Congrats on the babies but only 5, thats a small litter. How old/ big was mom.

Yes while I would agree that 5 is a small litter, she is an adult nicaraguan boa. But, one of the reasons I wanted to breed her is because she's super melanistic and topped out 3 years ago at her present size, which is just under 3'. She's always had a NICE muscular build so this was a pretty sizeable litter for her. That and she's a first time mom. More than likely, her next litter will be bigger but hey, I'm just happy that she and the babies are healthy. If I only got one from her and she and the baby are healthy, I'm perfectly happy with that.
The babies are also much bigger than I anticipated coming from a ~3' nic. The pair of raise ups I bought from a friend were smaller than these kids. Maybe that has something to do with it being big babies...again, no clue! I'm a first timer. hehe ;D

Hugs,

Amanda

Told ya! Congrats!! Nothing like the first litter, but I've got to say that feeling never gets old. Best of luck with the little guys.
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Guy Scavone II
www.BoaGallery.com

Guy is right.....NOTHING like producing your first litter!! It's definately a strong feeling of accomplishment!

Congrats!
Ryan DeCaro

Congrats!!

The club of successful breeders!!! Nothing like the first litter except maybe the next litter. At least for me it never gets old!! It's like a drug. Now you'll want more!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

There is nothing as rewarding as having babies for the first time, a truly unforgetable expeience.

It always seems like it takes a little while before it sinks in and then the challenge of deciding which ones to keep.

Fun stuff, best wishes to you and some big grins coming from Kansas city

Joel
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Don't tread on me!

Thank you for the warm wishes and sweet words! I've only slept...uh, don't know...3hrs? 4? no idea if it was over 2 even because my mind wouldn't stop wandering while I was trying to pass out. LOL!

I'll update with new pictures once everyone cleans up and of course after their first sheds!

Hugs!!

Amanda

Congratulations

Video link! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyMV3Q-J38

Picture links:

That first baby on top in the first pic certainly is dark
Possibly an Anery.
I don't remember the details of this breeding?

. . . Lar M
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Boas By Klevitz
Boas By Klevitz

Video link! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyMV3Q-J38

Here is the video

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Boas By Klevitz
Boas By Klevitz

Yeah at first I was thinking that too..not sure as they are still in their goobags. The breeding was of a type II anery nicaraguan male to a melanistic female that no one really knows "what" she is genetically. I bought her back in 2002 as a juvie and raised her since. She's always, since the day I bought her been silver and black straight up with only a handful of scales in her tail that had any "red" pigment...meaning, those few scales are black at the base and burnt orange at the top. So, I didn't think she was an anery persay, but who knows? I won't know until first, the babies clean up and shed so I can see them and even if they are normal in appearance, what's to say the mom still isn't holding a nice recessive form of melanism? Tough to say but will be fun to find out!
They are all at least 100% het for type II anery.

Hugs!

Amanda

Congrats! I still waiting for my first breeding success.

It'll happen man. Trust me, quite a few times I doubted I'd ever be able to breed boas but I just kept trying. They'll do it when their time is right.

Hugs!

Amanda