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Breeding Nics

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I dont own many Nic or Central Americans so maybe someone can help me.
The female is 2004 and the male a 2006. The female looks to be ready. she crusies the cage with her tail up when i put the male in. He on the other hand wants no part of her . I keep them a little color than my colombians. I keep them at a steady 83' and let it drop to 75' at night. Do they like to breed in the spring or is there any tricks to the madness.

Thanks everyone



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The only real trick I know is finding what works for you and your environment and setup. You will hear all sorts of opinions on how to breed. Some people do not cool at all and have success. Some people mist the cages with water. Some people stop feeding until the babies are born, others feed until a month or two before the babies are due. Some people don't change anything in breeding season and still breed boas.

What you want to do is figure out the setup that works and try and replicate it every year. You have to be observant and willing to change things up when things don't work.

Me personally, I try and drop the temps a little and try to maintain a regular light cycle(like not turning on the lights late at night). What has worked for me has been pairing them up in November/December, seeing ovulations in January/Feb and babies in June/July. Just cause it worked for me, does not mean it will work for you. That's why I say the trick is finding what works for you.

As far as the female putting her tail up in the air, I have heard a few opinions on that as well. Some people feel it means "leave me alone", other people feel it means "i am looking for love". I am kind of confused on that one myself. It seems like some of my females will put their tails up, and spot the cage with urates, as they seemingly try to crawl away from the males. So while putting their tails up would seem inviting to a male, the spotting and crawling away does not seem so inviting. I would be interested to see what other people here think about the tail and spotting thing.
 
Your welcome Nicole and good luck with those Nics, hopefully you will be posting some pics of your Nic litters in 2009!!
 
I have yet to witness the tail in the air thing, though I have heard it mentioned before. I am sorta clueless as to what it means though. :shrug01:

Another thing you could try, is putting the male in for a week or so, remove him for feeding, put him back after digestion, and repeat until you notice courting or copulation. Sometimes the introduction, and removal of the male, will cause her to go through her cycle.

What I ain't so sure about, is that they require anything different then any other BCI. If you have something that works for Colombians, seems it should work for the Nics as well. Their natural climates are not so dissimilar as to warrant some extremely different tactics.

Rick
 
crotalusadamanteus said:
I have yet to witness the tail in the air thing, though I have heard it mentioned before. I am sorta clueless as to what it means though. :shrug01:

Another thing you could try, is putting the male in for a week or so, remove him for feeding, put him back after digestion, and repeat until you notice courting or copulation. Sometimes the introduction, and removal of the male, will cause her to go through her cycle.

What I ain't so sure about, is that they require anything different then any other BCI. If you have something that works for Colombians, seems it should work for the Nics as well. Their natural climates are not so dissimilar as to warrant some extremely different tactics.

Rick
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I see tail waving from First time girls. The male usually start chasing the female for a bit then they settle down.. I have been talking to some people
they tell me that Nic Breed a little later in the year and there is not as much courting as with colombians..


Hopefully it will work out and i will have some baby Nics in 09..

Thanks everyone for your help..
 
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