How long after laying eggs should I feed?

My female laid eggs last Saturday. I cleaned her cage and have left her alone since then. How long should I wait before attempting to feed her?

If you've also washed her, and she isn't curled up exactly like she was when she was on eggs, I'd offer it to her a week from when she laid, or sooner if you can read her.

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

If you've also washed her, and she isn't curled up exactly like she was when she was on eggs, I'd offer it to her a week from when she laid, or sooner if you can read her.

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I agree, if she looks like she is in ambush mode she may eat earlier but most need a little time.

I usually try to feed within a couple days after laying , she went all that time without food she is prolly hungry .

all my girls usually eat within 1-2 days after laying , a couple wait till around the 4th day ..

id say as soon as shes done laying try feeding in 2 days if she dont want it try again lil down the week ..

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Originally Posted by TheVipersHouse

I usually try to feed within a couple days after laying , she went all that time without food she is prolly hungry .

all my girls usually eat within 1-2 days after laying , a couple wait till around the 4th day ..

id say as soon as shes done laying try feeding in 2 days if she dont want it try again lil down the week ..

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Same with my two so far. One of them is eating more than she did last year. She's almost gained all her weight back after laying back in late March.

It is really up to YOU and how well you know your animal, depending on my females I might feed the next day, while others might get fed 5 to 7 days later. (depends on the snake)

Alright, thanks everyone. I'll see how she is tomorrow and possibly feed her.

I have a female who laid eggs at the end of April and has refused to eat since. The lady I bought her from is getting me some ASF scented rats and if that doesn't work some ASFs.

My spider layed yesterday washed her & put her in a new tub, she ate today my first female decided to wait almost thirty day after laying before she ate only after I put her in a smaller tub.

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Originally Posted by pavlovk1025

I have a female who laid eggs at the end of April and has refused to eat since. The lady I bought her from is getting me some ASF scented rats and if that doesn't work some ASFs.

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Did you wash everything in her cage, her cage itself, your female, and her rack space?

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Originally Posted by LGL

Did you wash everything in her cage, her cage itself, your female, and her rack space?

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I bought her around that time and the owner had no idea she was even gravid. She laid eggs the day before I came to get her, so she is completely removed from the old egg environment, and based off of info from BP.net I washed her of the scent. She strikes at feeders the whole time but never coils. Ive tried the whole scale of rats down to weanlings (she's a BIIIIG female, im guesstimating 1500gm+) and she wont take.

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Originally Posted by pavlovk1025

I bought her around that time and the owner had no idea she was even gravid. She laid eggs the day before I came to get her, so she is completely removed from the old egg environment, and based off of info from BP.net I washed her of the scent. She strikes at feeders the whole time but never coils. Ive tried the whole scale of rats down to weanlings (she's a BIIIIG female, im guesstimating 1500gm+) and she wont take.

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Obviously I could be wrong, but her striking without coiling sounds like a defensive strike to me. The fact that she laid eggs and then moved environments could definitely cause stress. What confuses me is that this all happend in April. I'd think she'd be adjusted by now.

You said that the previous owner is going to give you ASF scented rats and then ASFs if that doesn't work. What was this snake eating for the previous owner?

I recently had a female lay eggs and ate a small rat the next day, followed with a medium rat three days later.