Egg success %

[DC Reptiles]

This is my first breeding season and I dont seem to be having any luck. I have had 10 girls breed numerous times and some still going but no eggs or building or anything that I can see. I've seen them ovulate and put males in and saw all kinds of locks. I dropped temps, then raised them back up and it just seems like nothing is going on. What does it sound like I'm doing wrong. I bought all proven breeder females and they all had last year off. I would appreciate any help I can get. I was just curious what % of females you guys have get eggs during a given season. I've had some people tell me as low as 20% and as high as 90%.

thanks

[shawnsbpm]

intresting i have had my pair locking up for 5 months now and still no sighns of anything yet. but i didnt cool or anything like that...hopefully someone with some experience will share their knowledge.

[ClarkT]

So far, being our first year..., we've had 3 out of 9 lay eggs. We have a 4th due to lay this weekend, and another building toward ovulation. We also have definite follicles in 4 more, and they have definitely locked up and are in the building process.

Don't know if that really helps, but ours are looking like they'll be 80% or so... 7 or 8 out of 9.

[vpjimmyd]

It's my first year, too, and it looks like we're going to go 4 for 4. (fingers crossed!)

We've got one clutch ready to pip any day now and three girls due in the next two weeks.

[dr del]

Hi,

Your post makes the timeline of things very hard to follow - ovulation is the last sign and the one that means eggs ( or slugs ) are definately coming out.

Any male put it afterwards won't be the father. Even if he does lock the deed is done and the eggs are fertilised durng ovulation.

Take a look at this page and then tell us what you did and saw when.

http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html


dr del

[DC Reptiles]

maybe I have my terms wrong, since I'm still learning this, I'll post a pic of her and you tell me what you think, she feels very swollen. she has been swollen like this before but nothing has come of it, could she be reabsorbing? thank you for your help