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Boa Breeding Questions

apreske

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I put my first pair of boas together this season and they just don't seem to be interested in each other. Does anybody have any good tips or things I can try to set the mood. Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks!

Allison
 
A little Barry White, perhaps? ;-)

More seriously, did you cycle them? Even if you did, it can take some time for courting to start -- one of my Brazilian pairs last year avoided each other for weeks before anything started to happen.

I wish I could offer more, but my area is rainbow boas, not their larger cousins....

Good luck!
 
I wish it was as easy as playing Barry White! How low should the temps go for cycling and for how long? Thanks for the help Cliff!
 
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I wish it was as easy as playing Barry White! How low should the temps go for cycling and for how long? Thanks for the help Cliff!
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I'll have to defer to the species experts on that one, Allison. Brazilian Rainbow stats would probably not be too much help. ;-) Good luck though, I'm sure someone will weigh in soon!
 
apreske said:
I wish it was as easy as playing Barry White! How low should the temps go for cycling and for how long? Thanks for the help Cliff!
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I never have to cycle my boas, which is nice because it is easier and they are not subjected to lower temps that may bring on a URI. Snakes in general can be just like us, maybe she doesn't like him or it may be the other way around. Sometimes they just don't feel like it. Since I don't cool my snakes, things I have done to kinda give a pair a boost is to add a male in with them, take a shed skin from a known ovulating female and place it in the cage or just remove the male and place him back in a few days.
 
They were being flirty last night so that's a good sign. I'm going to leave them together for a couple more days and see what happens. Thanks for the input Jeremy!
 
Apparently I didn't need the Barry White, they are doing just fine on their own! lol This morning they finally locked up and not a moment too soon because I was starting to worry.
 
Good to hear, it seems like some take longer than others but just to Add, I have heard that misting helps although i didnt really need to use this trick yet. ;) Wish you the best this season!
 
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