Gimmie the skinny PLZ

[Ladybugzcrunch]

Can someone please give me a simple order of events in the change of the female ball python during her preparation for laying? I know the changes (bowl hugging, glow, shed, bumpy, bloated, tail suck, etc) but can not remember the order of the events nor the timing. I have a female that looked bloated, then bumpy and in shed and has been visiting with a male. I am trying to figure out which stage she could be in. Thanks in advance.

[sookieball]

Read this its all anyone needs to get breeding down to an art ;-)

Good stuff.

http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html
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[Ladybugzcrunch]

That site is great. Next question: can she be in shed while ovulating?

[sookieball]

That site is great. Next question: can she be in shed while ovulating?

Indeed she can.
Doesn't always happen but I had my girl in the last couple days of ovy last season deep in shed

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[S.I.R.]

Ditto on the website. Has lots of good info. Also, we have had girls shed late during the cycle

[Ladybugzcrunch]

Okay we are going in the right direction. Does this look promising to you? (She was wrapped around the bowl halfway inverted before I removed the bowl and took the pictures. The last photo is 24-48 hours prior.







She just looks gigantic to me.

[sookieball]

For one she's gorgeous.

And 2, yup. She looks like good things be coming.


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[Ladybugzcrunch]

Thanks. She shed today and was laying coiled and partially inverted. I really did not expect this since she has been with a male (many times) but I never witnessed a lock. If she goes, he will be deemed Mr sneaky pants!

[snakesRkewl]

Next question: can she be in shed while ovulating?

I have never seen nor have I ever heard of a female ovulating while in shed, that's not how they operate from my experience.
Preov shed, then glow, then ovulate then prelay shed.

[Ladybugzcrunch]

Well just in case I put the male with her again today. He lined up with her right away but then the moved around and no lock as far as I know. I would be a great first clutch, common black magics!