boa vitamins/suppliments

[richardhind]

do gravid boas require any extra supplements if there gravid as most pregnant people/animals do?
was just wondering as she probably wont eat much in the next 105 days also
cheers rich

[MartinD]

In the wild they will get all they need from their prey. Here is a vid from my friend Gavin who breeds BP's and in this video he talks about how females act during breeding including eating, growing follicles etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI_CK9bFHdE&t=0s

[akane]

It seems to just be accepted a rodent has everything needed for most snakes so if they need more nutrients you just feed more rodents. I question this simplicity slightly with some species. Some of my snakes would have a much more varied diet in the wild. Especially my bull. They are raiders of chicken coops and bird nests for eggs and they'll eat about anything from reptile, to bird, to mammal that fits in their mouth. First hand info or research is scarce though and you don't know if they doing their best or just well until someone tests it.

[Albert Clark]

Originally Posted by MartinD

In the wild they will get all they need from their prey. Here is a vid from my friend Gavin who breeds BP's and in this video he talks about how females act during breeding including eating, growing follicles etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI_CK9bFHdE&t=0s

Very helpful info! Thanks for sharing this.

[richardhind]

Thank you for that wasn't sure wether any breeders supplemented aswell

Thanks martin that video was really interesting

Cheers rich

[MartinD]

Originally Posted by Albert Clark

Very helpful info! Thanks for sharing this.

You're welcome, 4 of my 5 ball pythons have come from Gavin.

[MartinD]

Originally Posted by richardhind

Thank you for that wasn't sure wether any breeders supplemented aswell

Thanks martin that video was really interesting

Cheers rich

Gavin's doing a series of videos taking people through the breeding process from start to finish