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I have just recently been talked into purchasing a pair of Rosey Boas from a friend of mine. (Keep in mind I am a bird person so all of this is new to me I am told she is due to give live birth next month...so now I have a few questions about what to do. The male and female are caged together currently and are due to be brought to my home this evening. Do I need to separate the male and female? I do not want to stress her by separating the pair, but do not want to leave them together if there will be a danger to the babies or her after birth. I am also told that as soon as possible after birth I need to separate the babies from each other and their parents to make sure everyone is given the chance to feed and to feed them within 12-18 hours after birth. Is this correct also? I am also told to place them on aspen bedding only or repti bark...sorry for all of the questions...I raise exotic birds and have had several lizards, tarantulas, etc... as pets, but this is our first snake.
Thanks!
Cynthia

I'm not sure what exactly needs done for rosy boas but I seperate all my pairs shortly before a clutch is laid or live birth is given. The male may eat the babies and the female may too!!! Also you can try to feed to babies but it may take awhile for them to start eating since they will still have some nourishment left from their mothers system. If you require further answers contact Mike Bump at mabump@zoominternet.net . He's awesome with all my questions and does a wonderful job of breeding his collection. Let me know how it goes. Good luck. Sera
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my l.a. bay pair recently gave birth. it was a very long gestation period, 6 months. she was huge and i thought there would be 10 babies at least. i seperated the male and watched the female closely, keeping fresh water available at all times. she even ate 1 week before giving birth but only a small hopper. 6 babies were born and all were big babies. i took them out and kept them in 1 container together on aspen shavings with water available. after their first shed i put them in seperate containers and offered small live pinkies. 4 ate readily and the other 2 ate 4 days later. they have since eaten 4 times each and are doing fine. it is always best to seperate the babies from the mother and take the male out when you are sure female is gravid. it might stress him but not the female. i give my adults water only once a week and keep all on aspen shavings. hope this helps, tim-bytheshore reptiles