New Babies!!
Colombia had her litter at 4:30 this morning. I knew she was getting close as she had her waxy poo on Saturday, and she had been cruising the cage for the past 48 hours. She also was making a nest with the newspaper that I put in the cage for her. I took yesterday off from work because I thought for sure she would have them during the day. Of course she didn't, which meant waking up every couple hours to check on her. She ended up having the babies under ALL of the newspaper and corrugated cardboard on the bottom of her cage. She was 103 days P.O.S. (Post Ovulation Shed), which is exactly the amount of days she took last year to have her litter! She gave birth to a litter of 27 little squirmies. There were 9 Sharp Albinos 66% Het Anery (Het Sharp Snow), 5 Anerys 66% Het Sharp Albino (Het Sharp Snow), 13 Normals 66% DH Snows, 1 stillborn, and 2 slugs. Unfortunately, there were no Sharp Snows in the litter - I guess the odds Gods weren't on my side this year (especially with 27 in the litter!). All the babies look great with no yolk sac, which is always a plus. Some of the Albinos have some funky patterns going on and they have a range of colors. I can't wait to really see them once they've shed!
The best news is that Colombia is doing great and took a meal without a problem. I probably will not be breeding her again in the future. She is such a great pet, and I don't want to take the risk of losing her. Breeding/birthing can be very stressful on a boa. I do have some plans for next year though....stay tuned :)!
Here are some photos of the litter for you to enjoy!
Labels: Albino Boa, Anery Boa, babies, Colombia 2008 litter, Sharp Albinos
posted by Kevin Blumenthal - Blumen Boas at
9:45 PM
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