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Suri kiddos! Finally got around to photographing these guys.

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Leopard boa

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Enzo - 2018 1.0 Argentine boa (Boa c. Occidentalis)

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Amaretto dropped this morning, Maxx Pink x Maxx Pink Argentines. 9 live, 1 still, and about 8 slugs. This girl is 15yrs old and this is her first litter.

There are a few circumstances I want to mention that are interesting, mostly for my own records - but on the off-chance if anyone has experienced similar, I'm curious to know.

To start, she has tried to kill both males I have over the last two seasons. This season she decided she wasn't interested in murder, and bred instead. I observed follicle building, but no obvious ovulation and she did not go through a post-ov shed.

She did fine as a gravid girl, I made sure she was well fed (usual schedule, prey item a size down). I typically feed the first 2.5 months of being gravid and fast them the last month or so. She did not bother with nest building and did not cruise for a spot to drop, but I was happy to note she picked the cool side hide to post up in.

This morning I found her sitting on the babies instead of coiled up nearby or around them like I typically see my girls do. I saw her nudge a baby, and then a switch flipped in her brain and she bit and wrapped it with her neck. Fortunately I was there, grabbed her, and she startled and dropped it. I removed her after and pulled the babies. I don't know if she ate any prior to me checking on her. It was definitely one of the stranger litter experiences I've had.

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