Ovy?...Maybe?

[Wildman09]

This is my 1st year breeding..I've read/researched pretty much everything on breeding and everything else, I've owned snakes since I was about 7...

A little back story, I picked up a BIG female, around 2300grams from a friend. I threw my spider in with her to see if he would show any interest at all considering he's around 650-700 grams and Not proven...Yet. I had them together on and off for about 2 months, maybe less. He Never, as far as I know showed any interested other then rubbing her sides and laying on top of her, no Witnessed locks....I ended up bringing them to a friens for a little while until I had finished up doing some remodeling...

I picked them up the other day and when I saw her she looked like she ate a Huge meal!!...I had the spider in with her about 2 weeks ago but only for like 2 days...No one saw a lock, again.

Today I went to look at her, the spider is in with her now, and she looks like she has to drop a BIG poo..lol...Her tail looks a little sucked, and she poo'd like a week or so ago and ate like a week ago, LG rats are not even noticable after they get 1/3 down....

I'm just wondering what this may be?...Like I said, there was no Witnessed locks at all. I know they are "Non-Seasonal" breeders but the chances are low of them breeding...I'm Not thinking she's going thru an ovy or anything, but should I keep the male in there? I am looking to put a different male in there to see if anything happens.

Sorry for blabbing so much but being this is my 1st year I would like to have as much knowledge as possible to catch the "signs" and what/when to adresse them.

Thank you for your time.

[snakesRkewl]

Hard to say without pictures.

A camera is a novices best friend

Are you prepared to breed her again this time next year, or give her a year off if she goes gravid for you?

I breed my females in season, this time of year is when I get them up in weight and ready for the following season

[Wildman09]

Hard to say without pictures.

A camera is a novices best friend

Are you prepared to breed her again this time next year, or give her a year off if she goes gravid for you?

I breed my females in season, this time of year is when I get them up in weight and ready for the following season

Yeah, forgot to mention no pics till I can take some tomorrow. I forgot to get the digi out.

I think I'd give her some time off if she ended up being gravid, if she ends up being gravid and drops a 6+ egg clutch I'd definatly give her time off to recoupe. She right around 2200 grams, I havent weighed her in a while though..Maybe I should?..lol..

I have 2 other females I am planning to breed in season,one is about 1000grams and should be ready in about 2 months, and the other is I believe 1500+ grams, maybe 1400+ grams....Either way, she'll be getting some rest if she does end up being gravid.


**I will take pics tomorrow to show how she looks**

When I first got her she looked a little under weight, not by much, but to ME I though she could gain a little more to "Thicken up"...now it looks like she holding in a Huge poo!!...lol..

Thanks.

[Wildman09]

I'm thinking she might Not be going through an Ovy, she hasnt done ANY of the "common signs" of being gravid, I think she MIGHT be "Building?"...I know it's not from eating, Im sure of that....She' not laying weird, no bowl wrap, nothig unusual..

She is kinda doing the tail suck thing, like she's trying to hold in a big poo...IDK, I never witnessed anything so...I guess I'll know in like 50 days if she ends up laying...

[jsmorphs2]

Here is a great picture of an ovulating BP's tail suck. I had snapped a decent picture myself but its on my other laptop . Hope it helps.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ight=tail+suck

[Animals As Leaders]

Yeah without pics theres really nothing we can tell you but....GET PICS!!

[Wildman09]

Thanks for the picture link, she is big from about half way all the way down to he tail...I didnt notice the scales from the pic to be the same....I couldn't get pics today, had to much crap to do..

But yeah, she's a big girl, around 2300 grams. he has the "tail suck" thing going on if that makes a difference, she went poo a week or so ago so Im assuming thats not it...

I promise pics later today...I'm at work right now, 3am till Noon...