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I have kept boas for some time now. I have two Dumerils (Male and Female) that are 4 years old now. They have been kept separate their entire lives and they are going to be my first breeding project ever! The female just shed a few days ago. I fed them both and waited two more days. I just placed the male in the females cage. I am just wanting to know any other advise on what to do to have a successful outcome. Anything wrong I have done so far or anything I need to do. Thanks so much.

I thought I added both pics. That is the male in the first post, this is the female right before she shed.

If they haven't locked up yet, try misting them with water, this tends to make the pheromones smell stronger. Also, be careful, there have been instances where the male has killed the female when she doesn't show any interest. This will be my second year trying to breed my Dumerils. No luck the first year, so, take my advice with a grain of salt. There are others out there with tons more experience then me. Good luck.

Where do you live? Have you had the ability to "cycle" them? I live in Vegas and am just now able to adequately cool my snake room to begin. For this week they're being dropped into the high 60s with a DTH of 75F. They will continue to be dropped gradually to the point where they actually get into the high 50s with the DTH only reaching 72F. The lights have been switched as well for a longer night/shorter day......with only 8 hours of "daylight". The "warm" temps are only reached during the day. I started shortening the days 3 weeks ago prior to temperature modification.

I won't introduce the male for 3-4 weeks into the regimen. I'm breeding Mad. Ground Boas but I cycle my Sanzinia groups exactly the same way. You'll probably get copulations without cycling but the fertility of the male and the actual ovulation of the female without it is dicey at best.

Bill

Thanks to both of the responces. My pair have been locking up since October. They locked frequently in October. I gave them a few weeks ago and now they are locking up again.

I was nervous when they first started locking up because there did seem to be some aggression. Everything worked out though it seems and they are both doing fine.

I don't know yet if the female is graved, but she has shed twice in a month. Once at the end of October and a few weeks later this month (Novemember). I don't know if this is any indication, but I know in general large snakes do not shed this often. This is my first experience with Dumeril's, so I don't know.

And a small update. I just purchased a second male. I am not introducing him, but I am really excited to have him.

This is a "I am sorry" post. I had so many gramatical errors in the last posting. It is exams week and my brain is fried. Also, I forgot to include that I live in SW Florida (Ft. Myers).