This project took almost 8 years, and it has some real teeth.

[Gary]

It's ok to discuss something not mechanical right?

So back in like 2002 or 2003 I bought a couple snakes. An albino female and a het for albino male boa for the cool sum of $1000 delivered from a breeder in Chicago.




They ate and grew:




Sometime last year, late summer I think (I'm a terrible herpetologist) I put them together while I cleaned cages and as I often did, left them for a day or so "just in case they feel frisky". Well they felt frisky! I saw much coupling.

While she skipped 1 feeding the female never stopped eating her normal meals so I figured "oh well maybe next year.

Today I come home and her cage is all condensed over for the 2nd day (it does this for a few hours after she poops but never for a full day). Then I see a little head crawling up the cage door, HOLY ****, WE HAVE BABY SNAKES:



I saw at least 8 of them! and 4 albinos! Sweet those are worth like $400 and the normals a good $125!

Here's one hiding in the corner being well protected by over 7 feet of momma snake:



So I quickly call Terry, an old herp buddy who also runs a nice local reptile show (shameless plug: http://www.dixiereptileshow.com/) and ask him what I should do, he said seperate them asap, and to be ready for an aggressive mother (oh great I hate being bitten). So I don my welding gloves and leather jacket and move my male to the holding cage so I can move her to his cage while I remove the babies.

Here's the mother saying bring it on fatboy:



I can just imagine her saying to the little ones "HANG ON CHILDREN IF I CAN PULL THIS OFF YOU'LL EAT LIKE KINGS" (yes I read Far side).

So I get the male into my holding cage, while the red foot tortoise looks oh angrily, no doubt screaming in his grumpy turtle mind "YOU KIDS GET OFFEN MY LAWN":



And I bravely get mother out and eventually into his cage:



Grab a 5 gallon bucket, throw some clean white towels in it, and begin depositing baby snakes:







Whoa wait a second there's a WHOLE lot more than 8 here I think:



Only 2 slugs, here's one, it felt kinda like a heavy overripe peach, I fought the urge to squish it:



So I currently have 20 baby boas in a 5 gallon bucket with some towels:



I didn't take a ratio of albino to normal, pretty sure it's more normal than albino maybe 7:13 I think.

Just had to share my project, and it only took like 7 or 8 years to complete!