Boas laying inverted (she gave birth)

[kryolla]

Has anyone had the female lay inverted for no apparent reason. I don't know if she is gravid but I caught her laying inverted today. Do you think this is a good sign that she is gravid? Thanks

[Panama_Red]

I have had a female lay inverted, having a false pregnancy. How about a pic?

[kryolla]

Thanks Ed. If she does not give birth by June then I am going to start feeding her again. I rotated my albino male between these two but really concentrated on the het female since she was proven.

[ratman]

I'd love to see a pic! Is she totally inverted? :'(

[The_Boaphile]

I have only seen a female Boa lay in the upside-down position maybe six times. Each time the female has been gravid. I just caught a female doing this twice in the last four days. I sure hope she is gravid with a good litter. She is the Pastel het for Albino that has made all the Pastel Albinos produced so far...

Jeff

[rbaker]

This female I caught on her back as well. I thought she was dead when I saw it. Over a month later here she is pregnant and getting fat.... :'(

[rbaker]

Another pic

[rbaker]

another

[rbaker]

The female pictured is result of breeding an Ihle Super Salmon to a Stone Dh for Ghost.

[Randy_T.]

My female lays inverted and on her side frequently. (she had a possible due date of April 11th) so as with Ed she obviously had a false pregnancy.

[kryolla]

Thanks everyone. I have not caught her laying inverted ever since. I didn't see you ovulate or did she have a POS but she is always in the HCP. I hope she goes so I can prove them both out. Albino PH stripe and female stripe PH albino both are 66% so wish me luck. Thanks :'(

:-*

[honkyfb35]

GL Kryolla!!! Hope she's gravid and they prove out for ya!!

Kyle

[kryolla]

Here is a pic I took today. What do you think? Thanks

[Panama_Red]

She looks gravid to me!! How big is she?

[kryolla]

She looks gravid to me!!  How big is she?

Before the breeding season she weighted 16 lbs.

[Killer]

Certainly looks gravid to me, when was the last time you Fed her and what size prey item did you use? I would not feed until she pops.

Killer Ken

[kryolla]

Certainly looks gravid to me, when was the last time you Fed her and what size prey item did you use?  I would not feed until she pops.

Killer Ken  

Last time I feed her was sometime last year. I sure hope she goes. Thanks

[kryolla]

She gave birth today and she is no longer a possible het but a 100% het. Its nice to see albinos in the litter. I dont know if the striping was from temp fluct or if the male albino proved out to be het stripe. What you think? Thanks

http://www.ballpython.us/images/DSCN0860.JPG

And here is a keeper

http://www.ballpython.us/images/DSCN0858.JPG

[morti]

WooHoo!!! Albino babies!!! I want!!! ::)

[Panama_Red]

Congratz Drew!!  What was the grand total?
Just saw the side stripe on the keeper NICE!!

[rbaker]

Very nice litter! Before she delivered her babies did you ever conclude she was 100% pregnant? Did she deliver on schedule?

[zenzinia]

Congratulations !
so good to prove a het , you must have been wondering for so long now,your dreams come through !
Colorfull albinos and a striped keeper !!!!!!!!!!! Did you hope for more ?

[ratman]

Definitely CONGRATULATIONS! :'(

[kryolla]

Very nice litter! Before she delivered her babies did you ever conclude she was 100% pregnant?  Did she deliver on schedule?

I wasn't sure if she was prego or not. She didn't have a POS and I didn't see an ovulation. She stayed in the heat convservation position all the time.

[kryolla]

Congratz Drew!!  What was the grand total?
Just saw the side stripe on the keeper NICE!!

I had 8 albinos het stripe or some might be stripe albinos and I dont know about the dbl het stripe albinos or some might be stripe het albinos. I will get the final count and post pics once they shed next week.

Thanks everyone for the compliments. Drew

[Panama_Red]

8 albinos het stripe or some might be stripe albinos and I dont know about the dbl het stripe albinos or some might be stripe het albinos.

Drew, I was just having a conversation about this topic on another fourm.  I was explaining that a boa with striping might be called a het or poss het because the breeder wasn't 100% positive that is was the genetic striping coming through, or just abberency.  Just a straight 100% Kahl striped het doesn't show striping normaly.  What are your thought's here?

[kryolla]

Ed,
I am not sure what is going on here. The mother is a kahl stripe het albino bought from Mark Kennedy and the father is a Kahl albino poss het stripe bought from Pete K. Most Kahl stripe is very clean but some of these are not that clean looks more like a temp fluct type striping or abberancy. I will have a better idea of the striping once they settle down and shed and post pics and see what everyone thinks. I will probably talk to Pete about this as well. I will repeat the breeding again this winter. Thanks Drew

[kryolla]

Here is a pic of the mom. I took today

[honkyfb35]

Congrats Drew! Definitely a plus do prove out a het! How many babies total?

Kyle

[kryolla]

Thanks everyone. Updated pics of each of them click on the link below.

http://gallery.keystonereptiles.com:9100/gallery/album05