Can Small Ovy = Slugs?

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Originally Posted by DemmBalls

No Problem.

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Very cool looking snake, i like him. His sides look vaguely like a cinnamons to me. I would love to see what he produces bred to a lighter cinny.

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Originally Posted by DemmBalls

Hey Mike,

Thanks for the comment.

None of these photos are of her post ovulation. I can try to get some next week as I am out of town this weekend. The eggs/slugs are sitting in her lower 3rd of her body. Im not a veteran breeder, but I did have a few girls go last year, so I feel 100% confident in saying she ovulated.

This girl gave us a big healthy clutch last year and ate like a house from the week I pulled the eggs from her. When I started pairing this year, she was 300g heavier than last year at the same time. We actually keep very detailed records on each of our snakes.

Going back to your comment on the males sperm...This male is a first year breeder, so you may be 100% correct there. I didn't give that much thought.

Thanks again,

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Well, if you are confident, I would give it a few weeks and palp her again. She could just be growing those eggs a bit later. I have been able to tell the difference between slugs and eggs when palping but it can be tricky. Heres to a bunch of viable eggs for you...:carouse:

Well...This girl gave me 10 nice big healthy eggs on Sunday morning!!! No slugs. I guess I just totally missed her Ovy...Even though I checked everyday? The long wait begins.

In 5 years, I've only had 1 female slug out completely, and it's been rare for a female to have more than one or two slugs in a clutch...most have all good eggs, or at least, all well-calcified and shelled eggs.
In the one case the female slugged out, she came into the breeding season overweight.