Gravid or Not? Xrays and Ultrsound Images

I'm still thinkin those were follicles and that was an ovulation on April 25th lol

She's awful skinny looking :(
I agree the pic on the 25th does look like she's glowing and ovulating.

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Originally Posted by SquamishSerpents

I'm still thinkin those were follicles and that was an ovulation on April 25th lol

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I think you might be right. If her ovulation date was the 29th of April, which is when I took that photo, then she is due for pre lay shed on about the 20th, and she went gray two days ago... right on time! Fingers crossed :)

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

She's awful skinny looking :(
I agree the pic on the 25th does look like she's glowing and ovulating.

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I know, she is not as fat as I would like her. She was a good weight when I started pairing her, but then my F/T and Live supplier ran out of rats for weeks. I stopped pairing her so I could get her fed, but by the time the food supply started again she ate one small meal and then started refusing :( I am hoping this doesn't take too much out of her. She has been gaining weight despite not eating... go figure!

Snake Den: In your image, notice the follicles are mid-body. I've noticed through this season (my first with an ultrasound) that after ovulation, the eggs move much closer to the tip of the tail, as is shown in SquamishSerpents' image. I would definitely say that in your xray that she had not ovulated yet.

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Originally Posted by CapeFearConstrictors

Snake Den: In your image, notice the follicles are mid-body. I've noticed through this season (my first with an ultrasound) that after ovulation, the eggs move much closer to the tip of the tail, as is shown in SquamishSerpents' image. I would definitely say that in your xray that she had not ovulated yet.

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Thank you for explaining this. I haven't been able to find any information about location and movement of the follicles/eggs over time. I think it would be a great research project to take a whole bunch of snakes and watch and document the development of the follicles into eggs both through ultrasound and radiographs. It is one thing to hear people say, I think it is this or that, but it is another to have some evidence behind it. You and SquamishSerpents are helping me get a better understanding of the process :) Thank you

So after waiting 59 days, since the time those first radiographs and ultrasound images were taken (April 18), my girl finally laid five perfect eggs, and on Father's Day no less! I am excited to have my first ever clutch on the ground!

When I first looked in the tub all I saw were four eggs...
http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/...psf9bd8105.jpg

But then she moved her head and revealed a fifth :)
http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/...psf51f75ad.jpg

Needless to say I am a pretty proud owner, and hoping I can get the eggs hatching without too many hiccups!
http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/...psba06b13b.jpg

Ugh! I wish I didn't have to wait another ~55 days!

Whoohoooooo, congrats! Nice big pearly whites! And congrats to me on being right about the radiograph, lol.

I think we can pretty much confirm that what you were seeing there was her follicles very very close to ovulation.

Is that a normal?? Def a very cool and unusual one! Cant wait to see the babies!

sent from my incubator

Hey soooooo, these eggs should have hatched by now!

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