longest a female go before laying?

I have a female that's pushing 48 days after her prelay shed. She acts Like she wants to lay? How long have you guys had a female hold out? And when do you consider her egg bound? Thanks

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Originally Posted by snake8myelbo

I have a female that's pushing 48 days after her prelay shed. She acts Like she wants to lay? How long have you guys had a female hold out? And when do you consider her egg bound? Thanks

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My longest was 32 days, shortest was 24 days. A few people on here have reported all the way up to 60 days!

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I was at 40. Just be patient.


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37 days but have heard of 45, possibly low temps in the enclosure(?) slowing the eggs down that are cooking inside of her.

I am worried! I've never had a female go this long! I built her a Moist moss nest and gave het a 5 minute warm bath to try to help her loosen up. Any tips to get her to lay? She acts like she wants to!

Do you know when ovulation was? The pre-lay shed isn't always a great indicator---my het lavender has opted to skip it completely the last two years.

Can you post a picture or a video of her, showing what you mean by "looks like she wants to lay"?

Yes ill get pics and dates after work. She is just coiled and pushed the substrate out.

All I have on my card is a poss ovulation on 3/27 but that can't be right. Her prelay shed was 49 days ago.

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Originally Posted by snake8myelbo

All I have on my card is a poss ovulation on 3/27 but that can't be right. Her prelay shed was 49 days ago.

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Shoot some pics of her. When they are about to lay the eggs move way down. Its possible that her last shed was preOV instead of prelay if you haven't seen a OV yet...

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http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...821_185705.jpg

How long ago did she make that little nest out of the substrate?

Yesterday

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Oh, then you should give her several more days. Mine started picking out their "nesting" spots anywhere from several days to a week before they laid.

That last pic looks like egg adjustment, moving them into the end of the oviduct. That's also consistent with the week before laying. I can't see her vent in this picture, but I don't see the big tell-tale bulge yet. She'll look like she's about to pop the day before.

It's getting close, so get the incubator fired up. When ours looked like that, she layed the next day. Good luck

Its fired up! I've already hatched 4 clutches. She is just really behind!

Well she laid last night! Longest wait of my life! Didn't do the math but it was around 60 days since her shed!




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