is there something wrong with her??

:confused:i just checked on my snakes and found one of my females i mated with my male pastel.now shes in shed and this is how i found her.is there something wrong with her or is she going to lay eggs soon?

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I'd don't think there is anything wrong with her. I've seen my gravid females do that before.

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Originally Posted by Redneck_Crow

I'd don't think there is anything wrong with her. I've seen my gravid females do that before.

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so she's gravid then meaning i should prepare for eggs right?so is she in her pre lay shed then?omg how long till there are eggs?

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Originally Posted by FINGAZZ

so she's gravid then meaning i should prepare for eggs right?so is she in her pre lay shed then?omg how long till there are eggs?

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You didn't research any of this before you decided to breed?

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...y-shed-is-late

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Originally Posted by LGray23

You didn't research any of this before you decided to breed?

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...y-shed-is-late

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i did but cant find a pics with them like this. all the ones i seen are wraped aroun water bowls thats why it sparked my concern.she looked funky so i went back to my begining studies and cant find anything with them like this.so i figured i ask to see if someone seen this befor.also it seems to quick for her to be in pre lay shed but ill check my records to see when they locked up.

From what I've gathered before this thread is that it is better to count days by their ovulation, not pre lay shed. I've also seen multiple pictures on this forum with girls laying on their backs like that, males actually do it sometimes too. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

From what I've gathered before this thread is that it is better to count days by their ovulation, not pre lay shed. I've also seen multiple pictures on this forum with girls laying on their backs like that, males actually do it sometimes too. Good luck.

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thanks.ill just keep a close eye on her and see if anything else comes up.plus ill look into it.im hopeing its eggs. the dad is a pastel i never seen befor and would love to see what his babbies would look like.

From what I've read before she's laying inverted. Gravid females do this because, it's believed, they are very uncomfortable from the eggs. Which makes sense. But I've seen my males do it for no reason. This is an awesome guideline to breeding. Good luck.

http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html

Yep, completely normal. She's either building follicles or is gravid.


One of our females building.
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...17-09_comp.jpg

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Originally Posted by jsmorphs2

yep, completely normal. She's either building follicles or is gravid.


One of our females building.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...17-09_comp.jpg

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wow. I cant wait to see eggs.thanks