Need advice right now in real time

I just got home and my dumerils has had about 20 babies, one has the cord hanging with egg sack do I need to tie it off with dental floss and cut or leave it be.

Inexperienced opinion here, but I think in that case you just leave it alone until it breaks on it's own. I think if it is still attached it is still providing nutrients. Boa breeders feel free to correct me.

I wish I knew the answer to that. I would leave it be.

Thank you .. for the help everyone

I am not sure about the live birth, with balls and being attached to the egg you have to intervene. This little guy seems to be strong and is doing well but is still attached. I am so excited, like christmas here tonight folks woo hooo

Leave it be! Yes, it is still providing nutrients. The baby will break it on it's own. :gj:

Gently and carefully remove the mother and set her up in a clean enclosure. Leave the babies alone for a while. They will all begin to move off away from the birth area. Let them do so on their own. Some may still be absorbing the yolk (you may notice some of the babies have large-ish bellies - that is the yolk from the internal sac in which they were born). Once the yolk is absorbed and the bellies go down, they will move off to a drier area.

When you notice the babies begin to move around the enclosure, you can remove those and set them up in their own individual small tubs (I would use very damp paper towels - will help keep them humid and it's the most sanitary for neonates). When all the babies have been removed, you can thoroughly clean and disinfect the original enclosure and return the mother. Make sure the cage has been cleaned VERY well. Some boa moms will continue to refuse food if they can sent the birth sacs and ambiotic fluids at all.

Congratulations on your babies!!! I hope you post some pictures - even of the pile of baby goo! We like piles of baby goo.........
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Leave it be!

Gently and carefully remove the mother and set her up in a clean enclosure. Leave the babies alone for a while. They will all begin to move off away from the birth area. Let them do so on their own. Some may still be absorbing the yolk (you may notice some of the babies have large-ish bellies - that is the yolk from the internal sac in which they were born). Once the yolk is absorbed and the bellies go down, they will move off to a drier area.

When you notice the babies begin to move around the enclosure, you can remove those and set them up in their own individual small tubs (I would use very damp paper towels - will help keep them humid and it's the most sanitary for neonates). When all the babies have been removed, you can thoroughly clean and disinfect the original enclosure and return the mother. Make sure the cage has been cleaned VERY well. Some boa moms will continue to refuse food if they can sent the birth sacs and ambiotic fluids at all.

Congratulations on your babies!!! I hope you post some pictures - even of the pile of baby goo! We like piles of baby goo.........
:D:D:D

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x 2 on the pics, for sure! :) And wow, great advice/info....

Yay I was right. Discovery Channel hasn't failed me!

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Yay I was right. Discovery Channel hasn't failed me!

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Thankyou very much, I have left the yolk attached and moved the babies to the baby rack on wet paper towel. I have been gone most of the day and the babies were already moved around the enclosure and exploring the back corners. Only one nippy one and it is such an awsome looking snake, calmed down now and sweet as hell lol. What a day to quit smoking, that is down the tubes. I started writing this 10 minutes ago but am ruinning around sorry. But thankyou everyone

Don't forget the pictures!!! :P ;)

I know, I want to see those little gooey babies! Congrats!

The smallest one so far is 81gr. and the heavy weight is nippy at 127gr.

congrats!!! love me dumerils!!! favorite snake in my collection by far. 1 of 2 snakes i call a pet. good luck with the lil guy or girl

Where do I send the FedEx shipping label so I can get my babies? Lol congrats on the litter and plenty of pics when you get a chance plz.

I am really anxious to see pictures!! Sorry to the op, lol - don't mean to be impatient. I am sure you are busy with life in general as we all are. I'm excited to see them though because Dums aren't as common as our redtails and I recently got my own first Dum. I adore her - much more than I even thought I would - so I'm excited to see some pics of teeny babies!! Thanks in advance!

Btw, how are they all doing on their first morning??

All the babies are doing great this morning, sorry about pics but they are coming. But my ball pythons have decided this morning would be a good time to start dropping eggs as well. And my fan went down in my incubator so I have been wiring a new one and trying to get back to 89. When it rains..... Anyway I have some pics on facebook at Elk point exotics but none loaded to photobucket as of yet. I will though I promise.

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All the babies are doing great this morning, sorry about pics but they are coming. But my ball pythons have decided this morning would be a good time to start dropping eggs as well. And my fan went down in my incubator so I have been wiring a new one and trying to get back to 89. When it rains..... Anyway I have some pics on facebook at Elk point exotics but none loaded to photobucket as of yet. I will though I promise.

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I looked at your pics on facebook... WOW!! :gj: Congratulations!

I have been trying for at least an hour to post pics, I am frustrated and tired sorry folks.

No worries, we will wait. :D

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It's ok!! I just went to your FB page. Those are some great babies! Congrats! :gj: