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Hog Swelling! (A good thing!)

Shep151

Shep151

Too busy to hang out.
Here are a couple shots of what I believe is pre-ovulation swelling in one of my female Hog Isles, Ranja. It's not as obvious in this position, but it is notable.
I assume it's pre-ov due to its small size, and the fact that Harley is (obviously!) still quite interested in her. This puts ovulation 2-3 weeks away, and parturition (birth) is projected at late July, but that's pretty rough.
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lefty_mussolini said:
That is quite a lump. I'm no expert, but it looks like the pics I've seen of boa ovulation.
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Me, either! I'm just going by what I've read and seen photos of. When you take into consideration the continued breeding behavior, only pre-ov swelling makes sense. But I've known a snake or two that had issues reading their instruction manuals before... :rolleyes:
A couple more weeks will tell. :D
 
Glad to know I'm not the only one on hog watch, been waiting for my pair to get busy. :grin01:

Good Luck Shep, got my fingers crossed for ya!
 
So where do I sign up for the payment plan for a pair of those guys? :rolleyes: I've been wanting hogs for a while but it just hasn't been in the cards. Maybe I'll get lucky this year. Congrats though!

~Katie
 
PtDnsr said:
So where do I sign up for the payment plan for a pair of those guys? :rolleyes: I've been wanting hogs for a while but it just hasn't been in the cards. Maybe I'll get lucky this year. Congrats though!

~Katie
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I'm not counting anything before it's--Born! But if you want notified when pics are available of the offspring, shoot me an email and I'll put you on the list! :wavey:
 
Thanks, Scott!
Looks like you were right, Lefty! She (actually the whole trio) is going through a shed cycle, which puts the timeline right to call that swell ovulation. I just didn't want to pull her from the male without making sure he had every opportunity to do his job!
So I guess we're down to a hundred and some days left until parturition... :rolleyes:
 
Shep151 said:
Thanks, Scott!
Looks like you were right, Lefty! She (actually the whole trio) is going through a shed cycle, which puts the timeline right to call that swell ovulation. I just didn't want to pull her from the male without making sure he had every opportunity to do his job!
So I guess we're down to a hundred and some days left until parturition... :rolleyes:
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Sweet. Now the nail biting like an expecting father begins. Wish me some luck. I'm watching a het albino poss het anery pair right now.
 
Ranja, loungin'

She got nice and comfortable after cage cleaning. :)
Her color is the awful color of "gravid", but I won't tell her that! She'll be back to her true colors in about a month anyway. ;)
Her attitude has become pretty defensive, and she came about 4" from latching onto my nose when I started cleaning the cage she's in! :grin01: Could have been very nasty, and was the first time she has struck at me. (which is likely the reason I wasn't watching her body language, like a retard!) :rolleyes:
Soon, the two of us will both be pacing down here, and Josh will be echoing us up north...
Today is POS+96, for those who are interested! :wavey:

Looooong.jpg


Belly.jpg
 
Harley's a Daddy!

Ranja had her litter late last night! Wooo Hoooooooo!
There was an unintentional increase in humidity that may have set things off... I got called out of the room while a hose was running and :eek1: it slipped my mind. Well, I wanted to rip out the carpet anyway...;)

Anyway, here are some pics of last night...

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This one's best when viewed bigger, so I'll link it...
You can see at least one on the ground, and two groups being moved down with contractions. :cool:

http://critterauction.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10028/Birth7-10.jpg

In total, there are 9 beautiful babies! Individual pics won't be posted until they've shed their gooey skins, but let me tell you there are a couple GREAT tails in the bunch!!!!! :dancer:
 
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