should i start prepare the incubator?

hey guys, im new in BP breeding.. i think i miss the ovulation part, and suddenly in this 4 days my female pastel show weird sign.. and i think she is ready to lay some eggs soon... here's the pic..29/2/2013http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps8dcd899b.jpg2/3/2013http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...psccac94af.jpgand today 4/3/2013http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps440565e7.jpgwhat do you think? is she ready to lay eggs, or just her ovulation?

Idk but I know Forsure that tub needs a heavy duty sanitation asap!

Would want any health issues coming up if she was preggo

Wouldnt*

Yeahhhhhhh, I was thinking the same thing.
Cleaning that tub is definitely in order.

Do you know when the last time she shed?
That might be the best bet you have on figuring out how close she may be to laying eggs if you missed the ovulation.
The twisting she looked like she was doing in the first pic looks like a good sign eggs may be due soon, and the laying in a perfect circle all the time.
Long as the incubator can warm up and get to the right stable temp in a decent time then you can turn it on whenever or just have it on from this day forward until the eggs arrive since you don't know her estimated lay date.

Stupid double post

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Originally Posted by Mrl249

Idk but I know Forsure that tub needs a heavy duty sanitation asap!

Would want any health issues coming up if she was preggo

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Originally Posted by timely.grace

Yeahhhhhhh, I was thinking the same thing.
Cleaning that tub is definitely in order.

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hey thanks, at first i think she need to be alone and i dont want to disturb her too much. but you two right, good sanitation is the priority.. i just clean it :)

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Originally Posted by kyote19

Do you know when the last time she shed?
That might be the best bet you have on figuring out how close she may be to laying eggs if you missed the ovulation.
The twisting she looked like she was doing in the first pic looks like a good sign eggs may be due soon, and the laying in a perfect circle all the time.
Long as the incubator can warm up and get to the right stable temp in a decent time then you can turn it on whenever or just have it on from this day forward until the eggs arrive since you don't know her estimated lay date.

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her last 2 shed was 11 Jan 2013 and 9 Feb 2013
and yes, i start to build the incubator.. thanks :)

should i keep put a male on her tub every 3 days until she laying eggs?

She's glowing, keep putting the male with her until you see an ovy :gj:

For the pretty tub people, maybe next time you should clean the tub before posting pictures, wouldn't want to cause any panic attacks, lol.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

She's glowing, keep putting the male with her until you see an ovy :gj:

For the pretty tub people, maybe next time you should clean the tub before posting pictures, wouldn't want to cause any panic attacks, lol.

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How do i know when she ovulation? Hehe sorry about the tub >.<

breed, shed, breed and grow follicles, shed, go into glow continue to grow follicles, ovulate 3 weeks or so before next shed which is the prelay shed, then 27 to 35 days on average until eggs

This would be a typical pattern of breeding season, knowing when the female sheds and how far apart those sheds are will give you a good idea where she is in the process.

Let's go with a 1500 gram female, they typically shed every 10-12 weeks apart on average, so the ovy would be around the 7th to 9th week after the preov shed.
Larger females typically go longer between sheds so that will effect the timeline a little.