Is she ovulating ??

this is my fist year of breeding. So i am not 100% sure of what to look for. Is she ovulating or still building ? she was locking up like crazy a few months back. For the last month she has shown no interest in males. pic was taken today and she has not had a meal in a few months.

if so how much time dose she have untill she lays ?

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...ulation616.jpg

When was her last shed?

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Originally Posted by sookieball

When was her last shed?

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I dont have an exact date but around mid DEC.

She looks huge in person. The pics kind of minimized her size

Wow, she is HUGE. Does she all of a sudden look this big? Like did it happen overnight? Or has it been a steady growth in size/sweeling?

This is my first year breeding too, but that is how I would expect to see an ovulating female!

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Originally Posted by Courtney281

Wow, she is HUGE. Does she all of a sudden look this big? Like did it happen overnight? Or has it been a steady growth in size/sweeling?

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for the last month or so she has been growing slowly. Today she looks abnormally thick. i will take some more pics later tonight. Before today she was always in a perfect circular coil.

Has she been hugging the hot or cold side lately?

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She certainly looks huge to me.

Looks like an ovy to me! After her next shed, count 27 days after and get ready for eggs just in case! You will tell for sure a week or two before the lay date if she indeed gravid! Good luck!

I know this doesn't really answer your question but these pictures are of deff ovulations I caught last year. A few questions I have for the op is has she been feeding? If not how long has it been since her last meal? As well as some of the other questions that others have asked. It's hard to say with pics unless they are obvious and also its hard to say for sure unless you know all the backround info on her like the questions I and others have asked. But maybe my pics will help you see the ovulation or future ovulations better.

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/w...Pics/003-8.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/w...Pics/001-5.jpg

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Originally Posted by BAD Morphs

...A few questions I have for the op is has she been feeding? If not how long has it been since her last meal? As well as some of the other questions that others have asked. It's hard to say with pics unless they are obvious and also its hard to say for sure unless you know all the backround info on her like the questions I and others have asked. ...

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They said in the original post that she hasn't eaten in a few months, and she is not interested in males anymore

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Originally Posted by Courtney281

They said in the original post that she hasn't eaten in a few months, and she is not interested in males anymore

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I am sorry I must have overlooked that part! And her last shed was in mid dec so timing and backround info not to mention the picture makes it seem like an ovo to me. I have noticed that with bigger females ovulations are a bit harder to catch then in smaller females. Like in the two pics I posted. Those two females were about 1800g and I have 2-3 females that are over 3000g and I can say that unless your really know what your looking at and can read all the signs etc it's really tough to tell on them huge females.

Thanks for pointing that out Courtney ;)

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Originally Posted by BAD Morphs

Thanks for pointing that out Courtney ;)

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No problem :D

she was about 2500-2700 grams before any pairing.

a few more pics i took this morning.

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...2222222001.jpg

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...2222222003.jpg

Doesn't look like an ovulation to me

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Originally Posted by 2kdime

Doesn't look like an ovulation to me

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would you say she is still building ?

I've never bred snakes before, so I'm no expert.
But all the ovulation photos I've seen--she doesn't look like she's quite there yet.
When they ovulate, they get a pretty distinct swelling about 2/3 down their body. It looks like they swallowed a soda can or extra large rat, but they haven't. It's pretty swollen as compared to the rest of the body.
She looks like she may be building, but probably not ovulating.
As I said, I'm far from an expert. Just my 02. cents.
Beautiful snake :) Good luck to you!

Still building.

To the beginner buildings can sometimes look like a ovulation but will last longer than 24 hours.

Keep plugging males in with her and wait.

Rich's BPs,

Just learning still, you mean that Ovulation only lasts about 24 hours?

Yes, Ovulation comes as goes over night.