How soon does a female thats layed take food after

i have a female that layed about 2 weeks ago and has refused meals 2 times straight? is this normal?

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Originally Posted by envypythons

i have a female that layed about 2 weeks ago and has refused meals 2 times straight? is this normal?

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Did you wash the tub and the female off well? They will usually readily eat soon after laying.

i actually bought her 3 days after she layed, shes a big beautiful and friendly mojo female

Maybe stressed from laying and then being moved to another location is causing refusal. Are you offering just what she was eating before?

yessir, her favorite, a medium f/t rat

Same situation, I bought a female 2 days after she laid eggs. Took me 1.5 mths to get her to eat, and she refused everything until I got her an ASF.

I need to get on that!
cooling starts soon and i want a lucy! =D

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Originally Posted by envypythons

I need to get on that!
cooling starts soon and i want a lucy! =D

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When are you planning to try to breed this girl?

Wait, youre going to breed her this season even though she just laid eggs two weeks ago? To each his I own I suppose, but I personally would just wait a season.

Is that bad? If it is i would definately wait on her

Give her some time to LIVE! Lol, just wait till next season and you'll have a bigger snake ready to lay down more eggs and give you more shots at producing a BEL. She needs to rest and put her weight back on.

true true, she deserves a break, her previous owner had her going for 3 years straight. she'll have a long vacation from that then. 1200 dollars i dont wanna jepordize by wanting a bels soon =P

You want to give her plenty of time to get in good solid breeding condition. She just layed a couple of weeks ago and is not eating yet.....breeding her would be the last thing on my mind.

thanks walt! =D
this is my first breeding season and as much as i want to make supers, i dont want to risk any of their health

If she lay 2 weeks ago that means that she is cycling late in the year.

I think you can start feeding her and let her setup to her new home. Then if she gets in track you can try breeding her in May 2010.

Not sure about that so lets wait to see what others says.

Good luck with her!!

my females pounded their rats like no tommorrow soon as i took the eggs for incubation

i was thinking about the late cyling as well,
im giving her this year off but just as a future referance is it bad to breed my girls consecutively?

Carefully washed and put back in her own tub--virtually every female of mine will eat the day after she lays. (I don't offer food the same day, I figure she must be exhausted and needs some rest).
As long as the scent of the clutch is gone, they quickly become ravenous. I offer a smaller than usual prey item so as not to overtax their system after the long fast, and then offer food as usual on schedule thereafter.

However, it took 1.5 months to get a non-laying female eating after she took a 45 minute car ride and was set up in a new home. (Local purchase). Some balls HATE being moved, lol.

also im keeping her in a vision cage bigger than the tub she used to be in, can that be a factor?

Great advice here. Try washing her and her tub out thoroughly. Then just give her a week or two to settle in. If she was eating f/t before, I might offer her a live rat just to really stimulate her. Get her established in your care 1st, then you can bust out the f/t.

Good luck with her!

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Originally Posted by envypythons

also im keeping her in a vision cage bigger than the tub she used to be in, can that be a factor?

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Yes it can take time for them to ajust to a larger tub. I moved Female Yellowbelly from a 31qt to a cb70 at around 900grams and she actually refused food and became somewhat aggresive, Moved her back and she is not aggressive anymore but still off feed. Just takes time for them to adjust.

ima try moving her to a tub
time to go sterilile shopping

Hi,

Can you describe her behaviour?

Where does she spend most of her time in the tub? Does she termoregulate a lot or does she hug one end more than the other? What position does she lie in?


dr del

Like some others have already stated, give her a bath and wash whatever tub/tank she is in.

hey dr del
ever since i took her home two weeks ago shes been really calm, ive seen her exploring her tank a bit when i first got her. she theremoregulates but she sits in a tight coil all the time, she already layed all her eggs so im sure its not cuz shes ovulated

Hi,

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Originally Posted by The Complete Ball Python

After this [removing the eggs], wash the female with dilute liquid dishwashing soap and water or a diluted Nolvasan disinfectant solution. Make sure to rinse her off well. Clean the cage, remove the nestbox, and replace the substrate. This removes the smell of the clutch and will help in getting her to feed again. If this is not done she may remain tightly coiled, twitching. Instincts are strong and she may remain this way for 60 days. This adds undue stress to her life.

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I would go with the suggestions given to wash her and the tub thoroughly and see if her behaviour changes at all.


dr del

OmG! yes! she ate her first med rat in ages! thanks guys =D