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I've read the chapter on ATBs in The Reproductive Husbandry of Pythons and Boas but did not find the answers to the following question. I'm hoping someone here can help me with them?
My amazons copulated and I think I caught her ovulating. I'm wondering how long until the pre-birth shed? Will she stop eating as she becomes increasingly gravid or will she eat right through? I don't want to over feed her and cause a pre-mature birth.
Any info on what to expect or look out for would be great.
Thanks,
Trevor

Forgot the pic.
Here they are doing their thing. I just hope she takes!
Thanks for looking,
Trevor

Check out this page, it's got a nice little outline you can follow as far as dates and time you have to wait. Like it says, times are generally a bit shorter for ATB's then Emeralds. Pre-Birth sheds and whatnot generally aren't terribly accurate when it comes to amazons, so it's better if you can pinpoint the day or week of ovulation, and just coun't out the overall gestation period rather than relying on sheds as markers. Sometimes they just dont have pre-birth sheds. For example, my female ovulated the third week in February, so I'm expecting babies in July sometime. And dont' worry about causing her premature birth; if she'll eat (some will, some won't) then feed her. I'd keep meals on the small side, mind you, but let the snake decide when she needs to stop eating.

-Christian-

>>I've read the chapter on ATBs in The Reproductive Husbandry of Pythons and Boas but did not find the answers to the following question. I'm hoping someone here can help me with them?
>>My amazons copulated and I think I caught her ovulating. I'm wondering how long until the pre-birth shed? Will she stop eating as she becomes increasingly gravid or will she eat right through? I don't want to over feed her and cause a pre-mature birth.
>>Any info on what to expect or look out for would be great.
>>Thanks,
>>Trevor
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