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Old 11-17-2016, 12:00 PM   #1
elena
First rosy litter born! And a question.

My female albino Harquahala (thanks AncientDNA) dropped a semi-unexpected litter yesterday. She was acting gravid, but we weren't sure since it was so late in the season and she hadn't given birth. Well, she was, and we have two beautiful baby albino Harqs now. I've bred other boas before, but this is my first rosy litter. They are super cute!

Quick question for you rosy boa breeders out there. How often should baby rosy boas be receiving water? My adults do well with a monthly watering, but I was wondering if babies might need it more frequently.

Any other tidbits of info on raising baby rosies would be greatly appreciated. I've done my reading, but I'm always looking for more info from those more experienced than I am.
 
Old 12-06-2016, 04:39 PM   #2
AncientDNA
Congrats!
The best place for rosy info is localityrosys.com.
-JC
 
Old 12-06-2016, 07:04 PM   #3
elena
Thank you.
 
Old 12-19-2016, 01:51 PM   #4
hotlips
I never restricted water to my desert or coastal rosy boas...they always had (& have) a small bowl of water. My thinking is that our houses are far more dehydrating than life in the wild, where going underground is a built-in humidifier. Consider the heat in our houses and in their cages, how much that takes moisture out of the air...it sure makes MY skin dry in the winter too! All the best...
 
Old 12-28-2016, 07:19 PM   #5
RodentBreath
If your rosy boas get into the habit of soaking, particularly when not near shed, then restrict water access.

Otherwise water bowls isn't the issue, humidity is. If the cage is open air, and the ambient humidity low (30% or less), then continual access to a small partially filled bowl of clean water is not an issue.

You may find, desert/arid species they may be, they do drink more frequently than you might expect. Particularly newborns, which will be spending their first several weeks until their first shed growing on stored resources.
 
Old 12-28-2016, 08:35 PM   #6
hotlips
I should also add that I have always housed my rosy boas in "open air" cages, not the plastic types with very little air-flow. I use glass tanks with UTH & screen tops...and I
cannot recall ever seeing any of my rosy boas soaking in their water bowls, but they do
drink as desired. I think the more choices we can offer our captive snakes, the better
off they'll be since they cannot signal their needs to us.
 

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