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22 babies 1 slug

3 perfect

19 were deformed and died soon after being born.....

this was the first pic of the clutch........


notice vesta, (the mom) left them........
she didnt put up a fight when i removed her.

these are the 3 babies that are alive.........

here is a photo of the 19 deformed babies, when separating them we notice that the heart and liver were exposed and part of the belly was open, almost all of them had severe kinking

I'm sorry to hear about the ones that didn't make it. It's hard to have a first litter turn out this way. Breeding boas can be a very humbling experience.

At least, you got 3 perfect babies. They're BEAUTIFUL!!

You also know the mom is going to be fine. She deserves a nice meal. Hopefully she's got her appetite back.

Please keep us updated on how they do.

being my first litter, and i was uncertain about her being gravid, i prepared myself for anything, because i do know anything can happen.

when i noticed she wasnt being protective i felt like something was wrong.

im happy she is ok, she went blue 3 hours later is that normal?

im still going to feed, she normally will eat while in shed.

i think things happen for a reason i had a friend who wanted all of the litter, he moved out of state..... another friend asked me if i was going to sell the 3, i replied no im keeping them...LOL

I'm glad to see you got three nice little babies out of this deal.
I can't even speculate what might of happened
to cause that type of deformity
Looks like alot of yolk , crazy and the stomachs never zipped up

. . . Lar M
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Boas By Klevitz
Boas By Klevitz

i do notice one baby has a kink.

It sounds like you have a good attitude about breeding your boas. Since breeding boas isn't an exact science, you need to be prepared for the possibility of a less than perfect litter. Hopefully, your next litter will be better.

Boas do go into shed cycle after giving birth. Normally it's more like a week to 10 days after the babies arrive.

Since this is your first litter, I'm sure these babies will be very special to you. I can understand why you'd want to keep them all. I know that's what I'd do.

thank you for that.

i didnt know what to expect and i tried to prepare for everything i could think of, although i dont think i thought of this particular experience, but shes doing well, i have 3 beautiful baby boas and have learned a little something.

i think 07 breeding cornsnakes and having several eggs go bad then losing a few hatchlings i learned to be prepared.

only option i have is to raise these 3 to be the beautiful boa i know and love so much.

i forgot to mention they have been nick named snappy, bitey and chomp....

i think its a pretty good sign on their first day they are striking. even though it is kind of cute.