Breeding females........but no eggs?

[MS2]

This will be my 5th season breeding Ball Pythons and have had the same breeding set up the entire time. This season I bred a Pastel female and 2 normal females that have all produced for me prior. This season I ran everything as before and only the pastel has layed so far. I'm still waiting for one of the normals. I believe she is about 15 days until eggs, but the other has gone well past time to lay. I did not catch either of the normals ovulation cycle, so I'm basing this on their shed cycles.

My question is...Is it common for females to breed and not lay? These 2 have put out solid clutches in the past and are not under weigh. Any advice will help.

Thanks,
Matt

[snakesRkewl]

Sometimes they just take the year off, not much you can do about it.
Our huge black pastel female decided to take this season off after locking up 8-10 times, no follicle growth, no eggs.
We can't complain much though, she's the only one out of 12 that won't be giving up eggs.

[Brandon Osborne]

Some are on different cycles. The weather could also be affecting them. I had eggs in December last season. They go when they are ready. Good luck.

[MS2]

It's kind of a bummer when I'm only breeding 2-3 females in a season. But that is definitely changing in the next few seasons as last years holdbacks/purchases grow.

So far I have a 5 egg clutch from Pastel x Mojave that are 16 days in, so I did get a little something this season. I just hope the Pastel throws the same killer odds as last year. Last season she layed 7 eggs= 3 Bumble bees, 3 Pastels, and 1 Normal. If I have odds like that again, I'll be very happy

[PitOnTheProwl]

I know the feeling, I bred 5 girls last year and only got 3 clutches.
I cant be too mad though, known het albino to CL possible het albinolaid 5 eggs and 2 were albinos