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gnkreptiles

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i have been fortunate enough to have a few successful boa breedings. what i am curious of is when to put the male with the female, pre or post ovulation. one of my girls ovulated about 5 days ago and i have had a male in with her. he tried for a few days, then she went into the water bowl and he gave up. now he is back on her still trying, she seems to be refusing him, not lifting her tail or making herself available...
 
I'm not sure what your question is?

I guess I would ask, are you positive what you saw was the ovulation? If the male is still trying, chances are likely that it was not an ovulation. (on a side note, I've never seen my females lift their tail when being courted)
 
the male was not with her prior to ovulation. the female acted as everyone describes ovulating. what i want to know, does ovulation occur before or after copulation. the two breedings i actually witnessed, it appeared they had their tails lifted. the fems were quite receptive.
 
ovulation occurs after copulation. A lot of times the pre-ovulation swell is mis-identified as ovulation.
 
So is it safe to assume, or at least probable that the female took if she is ovulating now? I had the male in with her for about 1 and a half weeks, and he was certainly trying his hardest, although i never actually witnessed penetration.
 
gnkreptiles said:
So is it safe to assume, or at least probable that the female took if she is ovulating now?
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There's no way to know 100% just by looking (or feeling) unless you have an ultrasound machine (couple thousand$$). After ovulation the female will enter a shed cycle which typically takes longer than the normal shed cycle. After that shed, count 105 days for an estimated due date. If what you are seeing is the ovulation and the male successfully copulated, you'll get babies.

Has the male shown any interest at all lately? If so, leave him in there, as it might not be ovulation that you are seeing. (it might be, I just don't know. Did you see the pre-ov swell or twist before this?) Basically, if the male is still interested then he isn't finished yet.

In my limited experience (4 litters) the males have taken about 1-2 months of courting before the female ovulated.

Good luck! :thumbsup:
-April
 
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