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My hypo harlequin finally had her brood.

There are at least 9 that I can see in the pic.
I need some advice. In the past I always took out the neonates
right away, within a day. Is it OK to leave them in there until
Saturday?

What could go wrong?

Congrats Thomas!!!!

Al Brown/Brown's Boas

think it is OK to leave them in there until Saturday?

I personally would remove them to a more controllable environment with moist paper towels that can be changed daily or as needed.

I definately would not leave them in with mom as she may accidentally crush them.

I just think it is much esier to maintain them in a smaller tub...keeping them warm and slightly moist is so much easier and then you can feed mom

Congratulations nice looking litter I bet you will find more than nine
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

I want to do it now, but I like to involve my nephew.

It sure helps to have another pair of hands too. She seems so
weakened though that I don't see her crushing anything.

I was more concerned with her maybe eating them. I've
never heard of that actually happening, but I always like
to get advice from the pros when I can.

I just know that it is best to get them while mom is in that weak state before she is able to go toe to toe with you.

If you decide to leave them in there make sure the humidity is up 70 to 80% and that they have a nice cozy place to rest... I try to keep them at 84 to 86 degrees with the choice to go cooler.

That is cool that you want to involve your nephew...just remember by Saturday you girl could possibly be a very different animal that may defend these babies violently.

Good luck and again my advice would be to remove them asap.
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

Yeah, that idea had been creeping into my mind like a 20 foot
burm loose in a chicken farm.

Thanks, I'm off to get some supplies and probably give a little
blood this afternoon.

I like to get mom out of the cage first and put her into a tub that has air holes and a lid....fill it with enough water for her to soak but not enough for her to have to swim...water temperature should be 85 to 88 degrees, make sure you have the temps correct.

Once mom is soaking safely in the tub you are free to work with the babies without the worry that mom is watching you

After all babies are put into their holding tub, make sure to clean all of the mothers cage to remove the scent of her litter, fresh bedding and put mom back to rest in her cage.

This is just what I do....you probably already have a plan in place....just wanted to share information and opinion.

Take care and lets see some more pic's.
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

Thanks, that's pretty much exactly what I normally do, except I
put the mother in a bath tub. In the past I would put her in
another cage while I cleaned her cage, but this year I just left
her in the bathroom.

Everything went well. I just finished setting up all of the
tubs for the neonates. It is cool to be able to solicit advice
and shared experiences here. Cheers!

Yeah the main reason for the bath is to let her get all the birth and baby smells off of her....and it helps her relax

We will be waiting for pictures.
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

>>My hypo harlequin finally had her brood.

Big congrats!! Are these het kahl or het sharp? I can't wait to see more pics!!! (can you tell I am excited?!)

>Is it OK to leave them in there until Saturday?

That should be okay just make sure to remove mom and make sure that you keep the babies moist (mist multiple times) so they don't dry out. I let the babies rest where they were born until they decide to move off from the birth site on their own. In my last litter the majority had moved off within 24-36 hours but some stayed in their sacks a long time and didn't move off for over 48 hours. I know some people don't remove the mom right away I just do it to ensure that she doesn't accidentally crush any babies.
-April
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'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow

Thanks, I went ahead and cleaned out the cage and moved the
babies. I need to set up the tupperware boxes and heating next,
after a nice cold one.

After I feed the mom I'll post some pics. They're het for kahl
albino. I saw at least 2 obvious hypo harlequins. The mother
never really even snapped at me, but I wimped out and used a
snake stick just in case. (No gloves though, I'd never go that
far).

Next year if all goes well I'll have Sharp sunglows & arabesque
sunglows among other things.