Ovulation

I had been questioning if anything was going to happen with my normal female and my 100% het pied normal male. She has become several shades lighter than normal. If you were to show me this snake today without me having seen her become lighter, I would swear she was not mine. Well last night, I had moved all the snake racks into my bedroom and I was going to feed everyone. I started feeding and when I got to Akina's tub, I pulled Xefaud out, I noticed that Akina was HUGE! It looked like she had swallowed a small/medium rat. She hasn't eaten the past two times I've offered so this is definitely an ovulation.

So what comes next? About how long till eggs (if any)? Should I continue introducing Xefaud to her?

She might be building. After looking at some building pictures and ovulation pictures, she looks more like she's building. I still can't believe just how light she is. A pattern that was normally just a light brown is now a creamy tan and her blushing is amazing! I'll get some pictures as soon as I can. :) :)

Keep trying to pair, and definately keep your eye out for her next shed, If what you saw was an ovulation she wont stay huge for a real long time. If she wont pair anymore than its quite feasible that she has ovulated.

sounds like you had a glow then an ovulation, if this was the case, which i dont doubt it was then you have about another month till the pre-lay shed then about a month after that she should lay her eggs

but like fearless said dont stop pairing till she has no more interest in the males . . . 3 days together, 3 days apart works best for me

I will keep pairing. The male goes back in tomorrow. I will try and get pictures of her and post them. Thank you!

IF it was ovulation that you witness you have 10 to 14 days before pre-lay shed and than from that pre-lay shed you have 27 to 35 days before laying.

IF she she ovulated you no longer need to pair her.

I went ahead and reintroduced the pair. If there is no action, then I will know it was an ovulation.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

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IF she she ovulated you no longer need to pair her.

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IMO i would still continue to pair her

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Originally Posted by Python Guru

IMO i would still continue to pair her

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Why do that when there is no point to do so?

If you do witness an ovulation there is not longer a need to pair the animal in question she is DONE. (Of course this mean being able to recognise an ovulation when you see one :rolleyes:)

im just sayin for someone who is new to breedin and doesnt know forsure if its an ovulation i would continue to pair to be on the safe side, if u know forsure then by all means stop the pairing :)

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im just sayin for someone who is new to breedin and doesnt know forsure if its an ovulation i would continue to pair to be on the safe side, if u know forsure then by all means stop the pairing :)

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Which is why I use IF ;)

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Which is why I use IF ;)

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lol well IF i paid more attention to ur post i would have saw that, but im a dummy :gj:

I re-introduced them today. When I checked around 4pm, they were curled up side by side, so that's better than being on opposite sides. They were on the warm side. Would having her palpated confirm eggs or not? I can't feel anything, but I think I'm doing it wrong. There is someone in town who can do it for me.

I was always scared to palpate after an ovulation cuz I was scared to screw something up so. I would honestly keep waiting and keep pairing, and upon what you think might have been an ovulation it should take about 10 to 14 days before her pre lay shed. And then upon that you can quite pairing and start the incubator. Otherwise you know what you saw was building and you need to keep pairing and watching for glowing and the actual ovulation.

She's been glowing for a few weeks now. I'd say she started getting lighter about a month ago and she's been really light for the past 2 weeks or so.