is there something wrong with her??

:confused:i just checked on my snakes and found one of my females i mated with my male pastel.now shes in shed and this is how i found her.is there something wrong with her or is she going to lay eggs soon?

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I'd don't think there is anything wrong with her. I've seen my gravid females do that before.

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Originally Posted by Redneck_Crow

I'd don't think there is anything wrong with her. I've seen my gravid females do that before.

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so she's gravid then meaning i should prepare for eggs right?so is she in her pre lay shed then?omg how long till there are eggs?

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Originally Posted by FINGAZZ

so she's gravid then meaning i should prepare for eggs right?so is she in her pre lay shed then?omg how long till there are eggs?

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You didn't research any of this before you decided to breed?

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...y-shed-is-late

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Originally Posted by LGray23

You didn't research any of this before you decided to breed?

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...y-shed-is-late

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i did but cant find a pics with them like this. all the ones i seen are wraped aroun water bowls thats why it sparked my concern.she looked funky so i went back to my begining studies and cant find anything with them like this.so i figured i ask to see if someone seen this befor.also it seems to quick for her to be in pre lay shed but ill check my records to see when they locked up.

From what I've gathered before this thread is that it is better to count days by their ovulation, not pre lay shed. I've also seen multiple pictures on this forum with girls laying on their backs like that, males actually do it sometimes too. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

From what I've gathered before this thread is that it is better to count days by their ovulation, not pre lay shed. I've also seen multiple pictures on this forum with girls laying on their backs like that, males actually do it sometimes too. Good luck.

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thanks.ill just keep a close eye on her and see if anything else comes up.plus ill look into it.im hopeing its eggs. the dad is a pastel i never seen befor and would love to see what his babbies would look like.

From what I've read before she's laying inverted. Gravid females do this because, it's believed, they are very uncomfortable from the eggs. Which makes sense. But I've seen my males do it for no reason. This is an awesome guideline to breeding. Good luck.

http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html

Yep, completely normal. She's either building follicles or is gravid.


One of our females building.
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...17-09_comp.jpg

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Originally Posted by jsmorphs2

yep, completely normal. She's either building follicles or is gravid.


One of our females building.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...17-09_comp.jpg

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wow. I cant wait to see eggs.thanks

Good luck :), its definitely a good sign.

ok now im lost.i probed all my snakes to sex them and the normal female in my pics that laying inveRtED is female.but this is were im lost at why would she be the one trying TO mate with the male.she spur rubs him and is all over him.do they do that also.i put them back together and this is whats going on as i type.so in the pics shes inverted so is she gravid or just building folicals.woulD shE Still mATe if she was gravid?

Hi,

When they mate who's tail is on the bottom facing up?

How confident are you with probing. Have you tried popping them?


dr del

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

When they mate who's tail is on the bottom facing up?

How confident are you with probing. Have you tried popping them?


dr del

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im confident on probing havent tried popping them havent perfected it and dont want to hurt them.heres a pic the male is on the top female is on the bottom.



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Hmm, I would re-probe them both because the male takes the bottom position.

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Originally Posted by jsmorphs2

Hmm, I would re-probe them both because the male takes the bottom position.

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great!!now im stressing.i know this if this helps the female that inverted in the pics in this post looked funny when she was laying normal the other day and i noticed she looked wavy it looked like egg shapes. i counted 5 and a possible.didnt want to touch her to feel them because she was in shed.

If you're comfortable palpating you can try that after she sheds to see if she has follicles/eggs. I would still re-probe them just to be sure. It could just have been a fluke if the male was trying to position himself at the time of the picture. Have you noticed the "female" underneath all the time or just this once?

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If you're comfortable palpating you can try that after she sheds to see if she has follicles/eggs. I would still re-probe them just to be sure. It could just have been a fluke if the male was trying to position himself at the time of the picture. Have you noticed the "female" underneath all the time or just this once?

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no i havent seen the female on the bottom.even my het pieds did the same thing heres a pic.male is on the bottom female on the top.

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Originally Posted by FINGAZZ

im confident on probing haven't tried popping them haven't perfected it and dint want to hurt them.heres a pic the male is on the top female is on the bottom.



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Originally Posted by FINGAZZ

no i havent seen the female on the bottom.even my het pieds did the same thing heres a pic.male is on the bottom female on the top.

[IMG]http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/576/1004435.jpg[/IMG]

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Now I'm confused, :rofl:.

Here is how they should be locking up, male is the hypo with his tail under the female's tail, female is the het.

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...-2-15-11-1.jpg

If your female assumes the position of my hypo male then "she" might be a male.

Hope that helps, lol!

all my males are always underneath the female in the locked position. hope you get some eggs

uou guys lost me. the male is on the bottom and female is on top.and you guys are saying thats how they should be or not.

They are saying that the male is on the bottom and the female is on top. I think what gets a little confusing is that you stated in the first breeding pic you posted that the female was on bottom and the male was on top. Typically that is not how it is done but it could've just been the male positioning himself. Good luck though with possible eggs.

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Originally Posted by jpomeroy

They are saying that the male is on the bottom and the female is on top. I think what gets a little confusing is that you stated in the first breeding pic you posted that the female was on bottom and the male was on top. Typically that is not how it is done but it could've just been the male positioning himself. Good luck though with possible eggs.

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oh ok thanks.

Well you dont like missionary all the time do you? I guess snakes dont either!