BP breeding questions

Hi! I'm new here, I'm here to solve a little problem on my breeding. Now, I have a female which 'locked' with a male, after that, she increased 700 grams above, then she did pre-lay shed and I didn't give her any food also she didn't excrete, the size seems became smaller than before pre-lay shed, so I thought this time didn't success, then I put them together again, but the female don't want to 'lock', now she is resting in the nest without appetite. I did cool down and has a heat pad somewhere, this is the second week after pre-lay shed, so my question is why her size became smaller after pre-lay shed? Is this a signal of 'fake pregnant'? Thanks!! Please help!!

Can anyone help me? Please...

Your post is hard to understand. This site might help you:
http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html

I watched one of my females ovalate and shed then she did seem to look smaller and I was second guessing that she did ovalate, but she laid 6 eggs right on time.

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Originally Posted by mpenny

I watched one of my females ovalate and shed then she did seem to look smaller and I was second guessing that she did ovalate, but she laid 6 eggs right on time.

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But is it normal to decrease weight after pre-lay shed? Thanks for the reply!!

Another situation I've discovered just now, one of my female, he locked to a Mojave male, but after a week, I put another male inside and they lock again, but is this normal? And also should ball python lock and lock again in the breeding season until they are ovaluted?? Please help, thanks!!

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Originally Posted by Viperidae

Another situation I've discovered just now, one of my female, he locked to a Mojave male, but after a week, I put another male inside and they lock again, but is this normal? And also should ball python lock and lock again in the breeding season until they are ovaluted?? Please help, thanks!!

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i have some girls that have locked prob 20 times this season and with 2 different males. i just keep pairing till i see an ovy.

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Originally Posted by dmaricle

i have some girls that have locked prob 20 times this season and with 2 different males. i just keep pairing till i see an ovy.

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Oh! I see, thanks for helping!!

just keep plugging in the males i like to use many males it makes it really exciting not knowing who the dad will be lol. good luck.