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BOA BIRTH, PLEASE HELP

hudsonjackass Oct 01, 2004 10:36 PM

my neighbor's red tail boa has given birth to 1 live and 2 still borns. its been a few hours and nothing else has happened. she still looks big. any idea on how long or anything?
any help would be appreciated, thank you.
i will repost in the morning

Replies (3)

Hoppy Oct 02, 2004 06:39 PM

She is probably hanging onto the babies because she is not feeling secure. turn out the lights and leave her alone overnight and check on her in the morning, if no progress then you might have to take her to the vet.
good luck
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com

hudsonjackass Oct 02, 2004 09:29 PM

thanks for the reply. this morning she gave birth to 20 more babies. All are doing fine. Thank you.

Hoppy Oct 03, 2004 09:17 PM

dsfh
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com

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