Re: egg laying in the water bowl
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Originally Posted by
daaangconcepts
Maybe I read in the VPI book that some females will/could lay in the water bowl if they do not feel secure and to switch out to a smaller water bowl. I think I remember reading that maybe :oops:
are you sure it was a book? are you sure it wasnt nothing?
:confused:...........o yea it was nothing. :rofl:
Re: egg laying in the water bowl
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Originally Posted by
Larry Suttles
I'm like you in the since that I record all the sheds but the only shed I place any merit on is the post ovulation shed. I start palpating my females late January weekly or bi-weekly and record which females have nice follicular growth. Once I can feel follicles the size of walnuts or golf balls I pretty much know the next shed is going to be the post ovulation shed. If I catch the ovulation in progress great but if not no problem cause I’ll be looking for that post ovulation shed.
Swelling like you mentioned may not be an ovulation but just some great follicular building. Then again it could also be just after the full ovulation either way if I were you I’d palpate the females and see how things feel. If while palpating you feel follicles and that are still very hard then she hasn’t ovulated, if the follicles feel like big water balloons then she has ovulated.
If you don’t already palpate your females it is a very useful and valuable tool when done right. I'm no expert either but I'm getting a better feel for things as time goes on. Here’s a link where Ralph Davis shows how it’s done.
http://www.ralphdavisreptiles.com/ma.../palpating.asp
From what I’ve seen with my females (although my experience is limited) is once they ovulate they are glued to the warmer side of the tub.
If you still unsure just keep checking at that 30 day mark
Hope this helps
Now thats some great info. Thanks Larry. I did not know that about the follicles feeling like water balloons after ovualtion.
