Re: Building vs. Ovulation
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femmefalconer
I saw a video that recommended continuing to pair your female until you see an ovulation happen.
I recommend you continue to pair your male with your female until you see eggs-or you don't.
My method is one week on/one week off. I try to facilitate one week of breeding time/female/month.
A lot of people are devastated when their ball python doesn't lay eggs in a particular year: Stay calm and try to have fun! :)
Re: Building vs. Ovulation
Thank you guys for your valuable input!
After 24 hours I was able to catch them in the act and they’re currently locked up again. Since these guys are in cages and not in my rack, I always remove the hides and extra decor:
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So is it safe to say there’s still a possibility for an ovulation from her? Would she have refused the male otherwise? I’ll definitely be checking closely and will pair her again in a month unless I see something. She’s been off feed for about 5 weeks. Male is eating voraciously.
Also, is there a type of hide I could use on the warm side that would be more acceptable for egg laying?
Thanks again everybody!
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Re: Building vs. Ovulation
Warmth seeking coupled with inappetance in a ball female python that has locked several times in the past with a male are grounds to presume she’s gravid. A “lump” visibly can be the thickening that generally comes post ovulation. A ovulation, if you catch it, is unmistakable and is a pretty extra large swelling of the mid body. Just “building” typically refers to the maturation of the follicles and can be palpated but is for the most part not going to cause a swelling of the reproductive tract like a ovulation. Being egg bound however will surely show a heaviness and rounded appearance with some spinal prominence and tail inversion.
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Actually not egg bound! Rather “full of eggs” that haven’t been laid as of yet and still gravid.” Egg bound “ being a emergency is not the correct presentation I was trying to get across. Thanks for the help.
Re: Building vs. Ovulation
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Albert Clark
Warmth seeking coupled with inappetance in a ball female python that has locked several times in the past with a male are grounds to presume she’s gravid. A “lump” visibly can be the thickening that generally comes post ovulation. A ovulation, if you catch it, is unmistakable and is a pretty extra large swelling of the mid body. Just “building” typically refers to the maturation of the follicles and can be palpated but is for the most part not going to cause a swelling of the reproductive tract like a ovulation. Being egg bound however will surely show a heaviness and rounded appearance with some spinal prominence and tail inversion.
Thanks so much. So if I assume she is gravid already, would she still have copulated with the male again like she did last night?
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Re: Building vs. Ovulation
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femmefalconer
Thanks so much. So if I assume she is gravid already, would she still have copulated with the male again like she did last night?
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Yes, I believe so because remember it’s the male that uses his spurs to stimulate the female and she is mostly responsive to that and the domination behavior. I just had two females lay eggs last night and one week ago they were both receptive to the males and locked with them. Also, you are correct that the building process can show “ lumpy” areas along the body of a female as well as some swelling but not like a ovulation though. Good luck and continue pairing them. On 3 days and off 3 days. If she’s off food that is telling.
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Well unfortunately I don’t think she’s going to go this year. I haven’t seen an ovulation and when offered a medium rat yesterday she ate it, so it appears she’s back on food.
It’s sad for my first breeding attempt but oh well. Better luck next year I guess.
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