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The Good and the Bad

flintnkapper Jun 05, 2003 11:36 AM

Well the good news is my 03 hypo female should be here in a hour or two.The bad news that has me bummed is i just looked in on one of my boas and she just finished haveing a litter of slugs and premies.I never thought i would wish for a litter of all slugs.I dont think any of the premies are going to live.This is a good lesson of life.You take the good with the bad and you move on.But somtimes the bad realy sucks :/Time to move on.Brad Wooten
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Replies (6)

xXVanXx Jun 05, 2003 11:51 AM

I see in the picture that the baby's look like they have color,did any of these live?wounder what would make a female have the baby's to earily,(the world may never know)

flintnkapper Jun 05, 2003 12:08 PM

The jurys still out.the photo is less than a hour old.Brad

Sybella Jun 05, 2003 01:40 PM

Please keep us informed...I'm durious too.

Sybella Jun 05, 2003 01:41 PM

Durious...lol How did I do that?!!?

Jeff Clark Jun 05, 2003 06:29 PM

Brad,
. Some of them babies look like they have a chance. You want to let them absorb as much of the "yolk" material as possible before they crawl around and break the umbilicals. They do not look very much premature but some do look like they are already dead or in trouble.
Jeff

>>The jurys still out.the photo is less than a hour old.Brad

Thomas S. Jun 05, 2003 01:30 PM

>>Well the good news is my 03 hypo female should be here in a hour or two.The bad news that has me bummed is i just looked in on one of my boas and she just finished haveing a litter of slugs and premies.I never thought i would wish for a litter of all slugs.I dont think any of the premies are going to live.This is a good lesson of life.You take the good with the bad and you move on.But somtimes the bad realy sucks :/Time to move on.Brad Wooten
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