Boomslang pics

[it_bit_me]

Here's a few pics Most pics are awful ...





This one didn't go as planned ,he ended up biting the hook and there weren't any good poses. Sorry the intent was not to anger an boomslang.



Here's my pair , they mated 20-01-2012. I hope they make it all the way but most people will know that boomslang are some of the harder species to get babies from. They mate Dec-Jan and eggs are produced late winter early spring -eggs hatch in Dec-Jan the following year.

[shadowfoot]

Very nice colouration on the belly of the first one.
Good luck with them, hope you get many babies!

[Kennyakagera]

Nice shot beautifull colors !
Where are they from ?
Hope everythings goes allright for the breeding !

[kinghero]

Here's a few pics Most pics are awful ...

I don't think that Cage will keep it in. lol

[shadowfoot]

Lol@kinghero

[it_bit_me]

........Super skerp It took me almost a full minute to catch the joke

The boomslang are now officialy in winter -in the Cape- and eating stopped about 2 weeks ago...

[it_bit_me]

Her last shed was about 3-4 months ago and she is looking very good after winter.
I can't tell when a snake is pregnant so I am relying on hope and my imagination- I would like to be one of the very few cool dudes that have had babies.
Cheers Uwe

[Bushviper]

If the snake is calm and runs through your fingers you can feel the eggs. I think you will be lucky just looking at her belly. I have bred them before and it is frustrating waiting so long for the eggs to hatch. The babies are not easy to raise either. If both parents are from the same locality then let most of them go there and just keep a few to raise.

[Eyelash]

She looks to be pretty gravid !

I unfortunately I lost my gravid limpopo female about two weeks ago...

I can't wait to see some egg pics soon !

Regards
Louis.

[TonyK]

The babies are not easy to raise either. If both parents are from the same locality then let most of them go there and just keep a few to raise.

Bushviper what are the problems with raising the hatchling?

[Bob H]

I only produced one litter, but they were hell to feed. They seem to be very visual feeders and are attracted by rapid movements. I tried the usual pinky, small geckos, frogs, and got no response. I had a deformed day old eyelash viper that one at readily but then died the next day. Force feeding was pretty scary with small head/neck size and the posterior fangs. The babies are amazingly beautiful though.

[it_bit_me]

Spill the beans BV.

[Bushviper]

I think they like eating lizards and geckos and possibly reed frogs. Getting them to take pinks is not easy. Force feeding stresses them and they die off. They also stress each other out and must be in their own cages with lots of hiding places.

Releasing them is much easier if it makes sense that you are not contaminating the gene pool.

If the parents are not from the same locality then share them around and try getting them to feed by themselves.

Good luck.

[it_bit_me]

Thanks for the insights.
The mum is very happy with grass frogs but she won't touch a toad.
Do you have an idea on whether they are dependant on sunlight to do really well?

[it_bit_me]