» Site Navigation
0 members and 698 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.
» Today's Birthdays
» Stats
Members: 75,904
Threads: 249,100
Posts: 2,572,078
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
|
-
Registered User
-
-
It's hard to say with her balled up. but possibly. One thing to look for is a prominent ridge back. Her spine will form a very sharp triangle shape just before she lays her eggs.
It can be really hard to tell unless you catch her ovulation. I had four females lay this year, and only one of them was I sure she was going to.
Gale
Last edited by angllady2; 08-19-2014 at 11:56 PM.
1.0 Low-white Pied - Yakul | 1.0 Granite het Pied - Nago
1.0 Mojave - Okoto | 1.0 Vanilla - Kodama
1.0 Pastel - Koroku | 1.0 Fire - Osa
0.1 het Pied - Toki | 0.1 het Pied - Mauro
0.1 Mojave - Kina | 0.1 Blushback Cinnamon - Kuri
0.1 Fire - Mori | 0.1 Reduced Pinstripe - Sumi
0.1 Pastel - Yuki | 0.1 Dinker Normal - Akashi
0.1 Ghana Giant Normal - Tatari | 0.1 Dinker Normal - Kaiya
-
-
Re: Does anyone think my female is Gravid?
She looks a little ridge backed in the last photo but that isn't any kind of a confirmation. Is she staying on the hot or cold side? Have you caught her layting inverted much? Has she had any sheds out of her normal cycle? Other than that it is just a wait and see game. Good luck.
-
-
Registered User
Re: Does anyone think my female is Gravid?
I've seen her on both sides. Hot last night cold this morning. She is normally in one of the hides so I don't see her laying around a lot. I had seen her on her side in the hides but that was about a month ago. I have not been keeping track of sheds. I had 3 others lay so far this year, but normally just find eggs. . I did try to open her up a bit but that is when she started to get annoyed so I put her away.
-
-
Re: Does anyone think my female is Gravid?
 Originally Posted by yzguy
I've seen her on both sides. Hot last night cold this morning. She is normally in one of the hides so I don't see her laying around a lot. I had seen her on her side in the hides but that was about a month ago. I have not been keeping track of sheds. I had 3 others lay so far this year, but normally just find eggs.  . I did try to open her up a bit but that is when she started to get annoyed so I put her away.
If she had ovulated already, I would expect her to be staying mostly, if not exclusively on the warm side, but laying inverted and such to regulate the egg temps inside. The fact that you say she is going back and forth could indicate that she is just building and has not ovulated yet. Is she still eating regularly? Have you tried putting her with a male and witnessed any refusal or disinterest. Again, these are all possible indicators but not guarantees as some snakes simply don't follow any of the rules. That's the beauty of them. Again, I wish you the best of luck.
-
-
-
-
It can be hard to tell sometimes. What I look for: food refusal, staying on the warm side, male refusal, and unexpected weight gain. If she looks a lot bigger, but hasn't been eating it could be eggs. Have you tried holding her up at all? Be gentle about it, but pick her up and let her hang straight down. Sometimes you can see the egg bumps, especially as they move down her body as she gets closer to laying.
-
-
-
The Following User Says Thank You to yzguy For This Useful Post:
-
Congrats papa. Keep us updated.
-
-
Re: Does anyone think my female is Gravid?
Congrats! That's really cool. As I said, some of them just don't follow the rules, (case in point). Looking forward to some pipper pics in about 60 days or so.
-
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|