60 + days from prelay shed?

[Mrl249]

Has anyone ever heard of it taking a gravid female 60-70+ days to lay ??? I've heard 54 at the most.

I have a girl that is on day 72.... She is 16 yrs old and this was her first time breeding.

I know what most people will say or ask. "What if she's just not gravid?".
I kept asking myself the same question, but she hasn't eaten since she ovulated, (which I witnessed) and she is HUGE!! I'm talking massive, poor girl looks so uncomfortable.

I've checked her really well and she isn't egg bound ( from what I can see)
I'm hoping it's just taking time for them to cook.
Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated. I will keep y'all up to date on when and how many she has.

If she doesn't have them in the next couple of days, I'm thinking a vet visit is in order .

[Mrl249]

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[jasonmcgilvrey83]

To be honest I don't know Mich at all about the Gravid stage but what someone here Did is got an xray. It might help u out a lot to know what's going on. Good luck and when they come out keep us posted.

[Virus]

I'd just triple check the temp range and humidity. Has she been laying on her back at all?

[vangarret2000]

Is being egg bound a possibility?

[Mrl249]

No she was a few weeks ago but hasn't lately, she dug out the nest a few weeks ago also. I'm going to give her a little soak in warm water when I get off work this afternoon.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

How many eggs are you counting and how far is the first egg from the cloaca?

[Mr.Spence]

And here I thought my genetic stripe female taking 46 days was annoying.

[dr del]

By the look of her just above the vent something is due to come out really soon.

Try putting a humid nest box in with her?

[Mrl249]

How many eggs are you counting and how far is the first egg from the cloaca?

To be completely honest, she is so big it's hard to count. At least 9 in there. I would say about 3 inches