What stage is she in??

Mona (normal) and Toby (pastel) have been hooking up since September 1st, and I've witnessed at least 7 good locks. She ate a small rat on Monday, and just defecated 10 days ago - but when I pulled her out tonight, she looked SOOO fat and swollen! I tried to palpate for follicles, but honestly couldn't tell what was what. :confuzd: So if you take a look at her iHerp records, and the pictures below, could you guess where she's at in the breeding cycle? I haven't noticed any true signs of ovulation, like water bowl hugging or laying inverted... but she really does look huge, and has put on nearly 200g in 2 weeks. Any thoughts?

Here's her iHerp: http://www.iherp.com/HerpTrack/Track...AnimalID=25982 (fyi - her weight from today was probably a bit low, since she couldn't fit in the bowl :oops:)

And a few pictures from earlier tonight...

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCF3610.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCF3614.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCF3604.jpg

P.S. I'll try to get some full-body & "belly shots" when I have someone around to help... she's simply too big for me to take photos while holding her. Oh, and I just threw Toby back in her tub, in case she is building follicles. ;)

Oops - I meant to say (in my first post) that I hadn't seen any signs of follicle development... not ovulation. :D

Well lolo...I have no idea since I am not there yet...only have youngsters but I can say....wow :O she is HUGE. I am surprised she can even fit in her hide. Hope you got some eggs in there!! :gj:

Those pics don't really tell much. When she's ovulating, you'll know. This is a great page on what to look for: http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html

I don't think she's close to ovulating just from what I can see. A dark snake like her - you should notice a very definite "glow" before she ovulates. Here's an example for you.

Believe it or not - same snake:

Normal coloration:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...h/HanBreed.jpg

Glow:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...h/6893579c.jpg

Ovulation:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...h/eb23d3ac.jpg

Here's another "glower"

Normal coloration:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...o/EchoNov9.jpg

Glow:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...hoGlowFeb6.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...o/IMG_5132.jpg

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Here's another "glower"

Normal coloration:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...o/EchoNov9.jpg

Glow:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...hoGlowFeb6.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...o/IMG_5132.jpg

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good pics!!

Wowzers! Thanks for the "glow" pictures! The "glow" pictures I've seen up until now didn't really look all that different. Now I know what to look for! :D

Here is an ovulation. You can also see this normal girl looks light like a fire when she is glowing. This means eggs are on the way;)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...testopview.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...lationside.jpg