60 + days from prelay shed?

Has anyone ever heard of it taking a gravid female 60-70+ days to lay ??? I've heard 54 at the most.

I have a girl that is on day 72.... She is 16 yrs old and this was her first time breeding.

I know what most people will say or ask. "What if she's just not gravid?".
I kept asking myself the same question, but she hasn't eaten since she ovulated, (which I witnessed) and she is HUGE!! I'm talking massive, poor girl looks so uncomfortable.

I've checked her really well and she isn't egg bound ( from what I can see)
I'm hoping it's just taking time for them to cook.
Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated. I will keep y'all up to date on when and how many she has.

If she doesn't have them in the next couple of days, I'm thinking a vet visit is in order . http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/30/juta3a2u.jpg

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To be honest I don't know Mich at all about the Gravid stage but what someone here Did is got an xray. It might help u out a lot to know what's going on. Good luck and when they come out keep us posted.

I'd just triple check the temp range and humidity. Has she been laying on her back at all?

Is being egg bound a possibility?

No she was a few weeks ago but hasn't lately, she dug out the nest a few weeks ago also. I'm going to give her a little soak in warm water when I get off work this afternoon.

How many eggs are you counting and how far is the first egg from the cloaca?

And here I thought my genetic stripe female taking 46 days was annoying.

By the look of her just above the vent something is due to come out really soon.

Try putting a humid nest box in with her?

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Originally Posted by Deborah

How many eggs are you counting and how far is the first egg from the cloaca?

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To be completely honest, she is so big it's hard to count. At least 9 in there. I would say about 3 inches