Corallus grenadensis; documenting its life cycle in captivity

Captive breeding, Conservation, Corallus, Natural History

A small litter of seven live, 1 stillborn and six unfertilized ovum was laid on 28 August.  They will now be separated, individually set up and assist fed small anoles for the first 3 or 4 meals until they take anoles on their own.  They undergo the same ontogenetic color change as other boas in the genus-they will look entirely different as adults.  In the EU Johan Versluis had a litter of four live, two stillborn and several unfertilized ovum, born on 22 September.  The babies weighed 4.85g to 6.03g, with an average weight of

Two C. grenadensis born Aug 28, with anolis sagrei as first foods.
7 C. grenadensis born Aug 28, shed from Sep 10-12.
Two C. grenadensis, freshly shed on 10 Sep.

See the Chapter on Corallus grenadensis for more in depth information on the genus and species in particular.