Boa Injured During Breeding

I'm really sorry to hear that.

I'm sorry for your loss

I'm so sorry to hear she did not make it. It is unfortunate that reptile knowledge always seems to come with such a high price. :-( RIP, big girl.

I'm so sorry to hear that she didn't make it. I was hoping she would pull through.

Sorry to hear this, obviously she got the infection early on in the mating. It's a hard way to learn, but hopefully it will go better next time you attempt this.

Sorry for your loss. Sucks to lose a critter, especially under the circumstances.

For future reference, you placed a lot of extra stress on that female by letting both males have their way with her. Stress is the number one killer of Boids. Stress causes the immune system to be less efficient, and things (bacteria) they may harbor, keeping in check when healthy, go rampant when stress levels increase. Babies ain't worth all the extra risk. Try a shed from another male next time, instead of the animal itself.

I am sorry to hear of your loss Phil. This is definitely something good to be posted to aid others with there breeding projects. I did want to add something about adding the second male, I have done this in the past but it is usually only for a couple days, at the most. Occasionally I will find a male that is being lazy, adding in a second male sometimes only for a couple hours has been enough to provoke him into breeding. Definitely gotta keep a close eye on them though. Best of luck with your other projects.

Thanks everyone! Definately a lesson learned. Hopefully someone else new to breeding, or boas in general will read this and learn what not to do; unfortunately its at my expense. I was hoping for a jungle motley litter and proving that girl out but I'll be content with a moonglow litter this year. Once again, thanks for all the condolences.