Real ovulation pictures

There have been several threads on "Is this girl ovulating". Well we have been lucky enough to catch 3 girls ovulate recently and once you see it there is no mistaking it. Although I have had threads on the individual ovulations I figured I would put all three pics together so people can compare and refer to them if they think they may have witnessed an ovulation. Many of us(myself included) have witness building and think it maybe an ovulation, but once you have seen it there is no mistaking it. I find all my girls soak in their water bowls(if its big enough) prior to ovulation so it makes it a little easier for me to guestimate when they are going to do it.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...ationfront.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...retaOVside.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...testopview.jpg

You can clearly see the scales being strectched apart and that part of the body(about 2/3's down) swollen 2 or 3 times larger than the rest of the snake. It doesnt happen for very long(4-8 hours) and is easily missed. A week or two after the ovulation the snake will go into shed which will be the pre-lay shed. Once she sheds it is usually 30 days until the eggs are laid. So if the scales dont look like they are gonna pop it aint an ovulation;)

Hope this is helpful to those of us eagerly awaiting this key breeding signal. Just cause they lock doesnt mean they will ovulate. This is the best sign eggs are coming:banana:

Wow ! Thanks for posting makes my life a lot better haha i keep checking and thinking i might of missed it. Quick question do they stay swollen that large for about a day or so. Im going on vacation and i have a feeling im going to miss it. shes very close shes huge :salute: thanks andrew

Holy cow that looks uncomfortable. Thanks for sharing those, very informative.

Beautiful curves...So that's where my boy's football went...Congrats...

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Originally Posted by Drew87

Wow ! Thanks for posting makes my life a lot better haha i keep checking and thinking i might of missed it. Quick question do they stay swollen that large for about a day or so. Im going on vacation and i have a feeling im going to miss it. shes very close shes huge :salute: thanks andrew

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By eight hours or so the swelling subsides as the eggs enter the body cavity. Sometimes you can see the spine being pushed up forming almost a point as the eggs grow and push everything up.

like this girl for example
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...readttolay.jpg

I didnt catch her ovulation but there was no doubt she had eggs in her;)

Great post. I can't wait to see my girl like that.

Can't mistake that for anything else! Thanks for the pics . . .

This is my first season breeding - after they OV, are the eggs pretty obvious when you feel for them?

Jim

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Originally Posted by JimNAZ

Can't mistake that for anything else! Thanks for the pics . . .

This is my first season breeding - after they OV, are the eggs pretty obvious when you feel for them?

Jim

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Depends how good at palpating you are. I am not very good but Wes(wilomn) palpated my last clutch and said 9 and he was dead on.

Thanks for sharing, Raul. Your girls are definitely glowing.

Informative post Raul! Like to see those ovulations!

Brock