Do they eat while gravid?

[btrout56]

I have a big female and she had her pre lay shed two weeks ago and I just offered her a rat and she jumped on it. I heard that they will refuse to eat during this time and was wondering if this is ok......

[LGL]

My guess is that it wasn't her Pre-Lay Shed then. They almost always go off feed when they are gravid.

[btrout56]

Almost always or always?.....

[LGL]

I've never had or heard of one eat when they truly are gravid.

[btrout56]

she is gettin huge and I can feel 7 - 8 eggs in her they are getting big enough that she is getting like ane big tight swell where the eggs are.....Can all this be happening and her not be gravid?

[LGL]

It sounds like she is still in the follicle building stage. Her follicles grow until she ovulates. After ovulation, she should shed about 16 days later. That will be her Pre-Lay Shed (aka Post-Ovulation Shed). 26-30 days later, and you should have eggs.

[azpythons]

i asked this same question a few weeks back, and one or two people said they have snakes that will eat up till the day they lay.

[LGL]

i asked this same question a few weeks back, and one or two people said they have snakes that will eat up till the day they lay.

Really? I've never heard of that. Who?

[azpythons]

Really? I've never heard of that. Who?

cant really remember exactly who, but ill look for the thread and post a link if i find it. Otherwise im sure one of em will open this up and share with you their experiences.

[btrout56]

Do they shed regularly while they are building follicles she went over two months without shedding that is a first for her she normally sheds around once a month. she shed two weeks ago so I was thinking it could of been a pre lay shed maybe....