Day 31 and still waiting on eggs!

So, my girl is sitting at 31 days after her pre-lay shed and she is still making me wait for some pearly whites! I am so nervous and excited to finally have my first clutch. I can't believe this day is finally drawing near.

If I have this right, the steps I should take once I find some eggs are:
-picture of mom on eggs
-take mom off eggs and move into clean tub (should I soak her to kind of wash off the smell of the eggs?)
-picture of eggs with ID card (for my own records)
-mark the top of the eggs
-weigh eggs
-place in egg box and off to the incubator they go!

I'm sure I won't have anything to worry about but any tips for this first time "mom" are much appreciated! :D

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Originally Posted by missriss2012

So, my girl is sitting at 31 days after her pre-lay shed and she is still making me wait for some pearly whites! I am so nervous and excited to finally have my first clutch. I can't believe this day is finally drawing near.

If I have this right, the steps I should take once I find some eggs are:
-picture of mom on eggs
-take mom off eggs and move into clean tub (should I soak her to kind of wash off the smell of the eggs?)
-picture of eggs with ID card (for my own records)
-mark the top of the eggs
-weigh eggs
-place in egg box and off to the incubator they go!

I'm sure I won't have anything to worry about but any tips for this first time "mom" are much appreciated! :D

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I'm on day 31 as well! She's been showing all the signs ready to lay. Went to check in her this morning and nothing! This is my first clutch to! I've not got a clue how many she's going to lay either.
Let's have a race! Lol
Xx

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Alright! The race is on :p Last night before I went to bed my girl was doing what looked to be some egg adjustment...but as of 8 this morning there were no eggs.

Egg adjustment means eggs very soon, today or tomorrow perhaps, good luck!

I was in the same boat last week! Day 27-35 I was checking her tub every few hours! I was so anxious!!!! When I finally saw those eggs I felt so unprepared. I ran all over my house looking for the camera, scale, and a flashlight to candle (Don't forget to candle your eggs!). I was so excited I was fumbling through all my stuff and grinning!! I had my egg tubs set up and stabilized weeks in advance. I took way too many pictures and I felt like I was forgetting something.

I didn't wash my female, I just but her in a completely new tub.

The whole process seemed so easy once it was over. Removing the female was a breeze! I thought she was going to be much more difficult, but she was very cooperative!

Oh yeah if she is doing some egg adjustment eggs will be close behind. My first clutch came 10 hourse after i noticed this:
http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/...ps441fb83e.png

The next girl did that about 48 hours before she laid.

I bathed both of my females. I didnt do it at first and my first female went straight back to coiling and would not take food. I read that you may have to bathe your female to help get her back on food. She ate the very next day so I just made it protocol for me to bathe my snakes (all 2 of them!). I also marked the tops of the eggs before moving them to the tub in case one rolls while I am doing so. I went 29 days with the first girl and 37 with my second. The anticipation is excruciating!

Flashlight! I need to find mine...

This was my girl last night before I went to bed.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/e8yvyvyr.jpg

She has been laying coiled until the last day or two, she has been doing some cruising and ten laying like that last night.


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Thats almost exactly how my second girl was laying before she laid. Its exciting! :gj: Your girl there is pretty!

Thanks! She is a big 3000 gram girl that I bought as a proven breeder last July for $100 :)


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Thanks! She is a big 3000 gram girl that I bought as a proven breeder last July for $100 :)


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3000g is huge. Mines only 2.3kg. Do you know how many eggs shes having roughly?
Just checked oh her and still no luck :( I've seen her in some really uncomfortable positions like this
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/uqa9usad.jpg

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Come on eggs!!!

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3000g is huge. Mines only 2.3kg. Do you know how many eggs shes having roughly?
Just checked oh her and still no luck :( I've seen her in some really uncomfortable positions like this
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No, I'm not sure. She laid a clutch of 9 eggs for her previous owner last season. I was never able to palpate her.

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No, I'm not sure. She laid a clutch of 9 eggs for her previous owner last season. I was never able to palpate her.

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I had a feel a while a go and thought I could feel 8 eggs inside my bee so fingers crossed I get that or more :)

What she been paired with ? X


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She was paired to these two boys

2011 1st generation RDR Lesser
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/y5apabur.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/te3u4yny.jpg

2010 possible genetic black back super pastel
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/u5e3u8ah.jpg
This picture is closer to his true colors
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/e8a2ubys.jpg
I love his head
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/12/a6eresu5.jpg



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Day 34 ... Still no eggs :(
Only checking her once a day and left a damp hide in there for her :/

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Still no eggs for me either :(


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Don't loose hope! You are going to loose hope like I did and then freak out when you see eggs in like, 2 days! Don't worry, they are coming :)

Day 35 and no eggs :(

She wants to drop them, I just know it!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/16/e6a9e4a2.jpg


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Another day or so, they are right there.

hehe ;)

http://i.imgflip.com/14a95.jpg

I am gonna guess that she will drop on day 37. :gj: It was day 35 when I finally got tired of anticipating the arrival of my girls eggs and stopped losing sleep over it (believe me I was so excited it was hard to sleep!). She dropped on day 37 so that's my guess. :D

Yay!

Thanks Tim for that! Very helpful... :p


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Just doing my part. :P

I hope she drops them soon!

At what day do I start worrying that's she's egg bound?
I feel it will be just my luck this is happening :(

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At what day do I start worrying that's she's egg bound?
I feel it will be just my luck this is happening :(

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Approximately 1 day before she ends up laying just fine :P


Hopefully someone can speak to this but there was a thread the other day where someone said they waited over 50 days after pre-lay shed for eggs.

Try not to worry. Some or them will hold out to day 40...even 60!

If there is an egg right at her vent and it doesn't come out within 24 hours then I might start to get worried.

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Day 36 and no eggs this morning. She was doing more egg adjustment last night though!!


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You know, from the timing of my female's ovulation if she went on schedule I'd have 21 days to pre-lay shed and 30 to eggs, which lands EXACTLY during a 3 day vacation I'm taking.


This thread might be stressing you guys out, but it's soothing my fears.

Please update when they lay XD

Day 37 and nothing.

MrLang- my girl had her Pre lay shed almost exactly 14 days after ovy!


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Do people count pre-lay shed as when they get pink and start the process or when they actually slough the skin off?

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Do people count pre-lay shed as when they get pink and start the process or when they actually slough the skin off?

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I count from the day the shed comes off as Day 0.

I count when the skin comes off :)


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Don't worry about it too much, you'll know if she's bound, it looks really bad. I have a girl that lays between day 52-58 every time. And I start counting when they shed, not when they go into shed.

Day 38 is the winner for me! Only 4 out so far so I'm going to check back after I get home from school around 1.



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Congrats! Pics asap

It isn't wanting to upload from my phone. She is angry and I'm a wimp lol


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I don't think she is done. I still see an egg by her vent.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/18/3yja6eta.jpg


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Aww congrats! I'm still waiting :(

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Thank you! It definitely caught me by surprise this morning!


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Thank you! It definitely caught me by surprise this morning!


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How many she lay? X

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How many she lay? X

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12! Well, 1 is a boob egg, but still 12!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/19/zaty2eta.jpg

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12! Well, 1 is a boob egg, but still 12!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/19/zaty2eta.jpg

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That's awesome :) hopefully I'll get a result soon x

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I have my fingers crossed for you!


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Thats cool, I just had a girl go 38 days and lay 12 eggs.
I need to play that in the lotto (3812) seems to be a good number.
Lol

Gotta love the waiting game! One of my girls is on day 34 (after shed). I DO NOT go off of the sheds. I recommend going off of the ovulation.

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Gotta love the waiting game! One of my girls is on day 34 (after shed). I DO NOT go off of the sheds. I recommend going off of the ovulation.

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How many days is it after ovulation then ?


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My female weighed 1660g after she dropped her clutch. A huge difference from her 3000g Usual self!

Compare this (day 35, a few days before she laid) to how she looks now.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/20/6u5ybeve.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/20/u7e6y9e3.jpg


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My bee is finally laying. Only 3 out so far
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/22/4yhe3yda.jpg

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My bee is finally laying. Only 3 out so far
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/22/4yhe3yda.jpg

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Congrats!!! They look good!


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She laid 8 all together :)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/22/a2y7amed.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/22/jyzyjaga.jpg

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