how long till follicles after lock??

[andwhy6]

how long after a lock does it usually take for follicles to grow after locking up if fertilization did occur?

[West Coast Jungle]

how long after a lock does it usually take for follicles to grow after locking up if fertilization did occur?

fertilization cant occur unless there is follicle growth. Locking can help induce follicle growth.

[Brock Wagner]

Raul is right I have found out that the male stimulus of breeding and courting females helps females to develop large follicles. I would recommend breeding your male to your female every two and half weeks at least once to help ensure that she takes.

On the other hand I just got back from Vegas on Monday night and I checked my snakes and I had a female that was starting to lighten up and she looked real good. I checked my records and found that she hadn't been breed yet by any male. So I threw one in with her and bred her that night. I checked her today with the ultrasound and she has 28mm follicles so I looked out. She might be one of those females that you breed once and then they lay!

Brock

[ShawnT]

Brock....At the "building" stage, how big do you think those follicles are?

[andwhy6]

wow good info. doesnt locking fertilize also though??

[BChambers]

Wow good info. Doesnt locking fertilize also though??

Not exactly-Lockups provide sperm which is stored in the female's body to be used later for fertilization-often MONTHS later.

[Brock Wagner]

Shawn I am no expert but I would say that a female is building in the 24mm to 30mm stage. Usually you can visually tell when this is happening by just watching the female. When they start to lighten up you should have them bred at least once.

Good luck.
Brock

[andwhy6]

Not exactly-Lockups provide sperm which is stored in the female's body to be used later for fertilization-often MONTHS later.

oh so thats how it works. well thanks again

[ShawnT]

Shawn I am no expert but I would say that a female is building in the 24mm to 30mm stage. Usually you can visually tell when this is happening by just watching the female. When they start to lighten up you should have them bred at least once.

Good luck.
Brock

Yea, I've seen her locked up more than 5x then she started to build. I just looked at her and she looks miserable, So I assume she's gotta be close to ovulation!!!

Thanks Brock

[Brock Wagner]

No problem Shawn. If she looks miserable then she is getting real close and if you bred her five times it sounds like you got the job done. Good luck and have fun when the eggs come I hope that you have a incubator set up!

Brock