Male Possibly interested to breed?

[SSReptiles]

I'm wrighting down every single info I possibly need for record keeping of activities during the breeding season. Starting Oct. 1 2005, I introduced my normal male (December) in with my normal female (Soyola). I'm doing everything down to the T for my notes of breeding boas.
Both male and female are at perfect weight and age. Both are over 4 years old. I have done a lot of research and I have been owning boas for more then three years now and have done my research on breeding boas during those years while my little boas have grown up. Plus I have bought a few older boas during that time of research. I held off last season because I knew I wasn't ready. But this year I feel I'm ready to start my boa breeding projects. I have the right caging for the little boas, I have enough people who live around me and out of state to buy most of my litters.

First interaction, female was interested is smelling him and was checking him out. Male, he went right to checking her out, but no tail to tail activity. So far, everywhere the females goes in that cage, he's been right there with her. No matter what. If she moves, he moves with her. Could that be a good sign of possible interest? I mean, the two snakes are in a good size cage, and he has a lot of other choices to go in the cage, but so far, he's been wanting to be with the female.

[SSReptiles]

I guess no one knows.

[Dbutton]

If he is following her around it is just a matter of time till she is ready. Try giving the cage a heavy misting in the mornings. That will help simulate their natural breeding conditions during the wet season in south america. I have found that it really sets the girls off to ovulate.

David

[SSReptiles]

hmmm...I'll try that. Before I go to work, I'll spray them down. How quickly does this work normally?

[SSReptiles]

The boas that I hope will breed are December and Soyola.
Here are pictures of them
Male (really yellow), I'm planning to line breed this gene because I think there should be a way to clean up that speckling that male has. Hopfully we'll make some nice clean yellow boas.



And here is Soyola. She's a sweet heart and she's got a nice clean pattern to her.
Sorry, don't have any up to date of full body shots. This picture was taken when I first got her when she was really thin


Here she is, nice an healthy just the way I like 'em.

her cool pattern

[Reptscue]

Originally Posted by SSReptiles

Male (really yellow), I'm planning to line breed this gene because I think there should be a way to clean up that speckling that male has. Hopfully we'll make some nice clean yellow boas.

Why do you want to inbred when you can get another nice yellow boa with out any speckling to breed to him???? It's not like there is a shortage of them...

[SSReptiles]

no no no..I don't want to inbreed, I want to breed his line with a few other boas I have here, and see if I can lighten up his linage. I may breed him to a long distant cousin.

[Dbutton]

You will probably want to switch them over to cypress mulch to help to hold the humidity, and also unplug any heat sources such as heat tape or basking lights during this time also. Temps should run in the mid 80's durin the day and drop to the mid 70's during nightime. Keep misting for the first 5-7 days and they should be well into it after that. WHen you mist make sure and fill the mister with the hottest water that your tap will put out. That will make it evaporate more quickly and will help to keep the humidity levels really high during the rest of the day. It will be like the hot rain that they get during the fall in south america that makes the thick rain forest fog.

David