Ok, so this is Akashi, my pride and joy and the biggest girl in my collection.
She was paired with a pastel male beginning in about December. In early Februrary she went off food. She started refusing the male in late April. She went through the motions of building, lumping up, laying inverted, etc. This lasted until June. In mid June she suddenly went on a feeding frenzy. She was taking a medium rat weekly and constantly looking for more. She's had 5 of these voracious feeds so far. The other bred female in my collection layed eggs in mid May that are due to hatch any day.
Here's the kicker with Akashi. Three weeks ago she shed, and she appeared to glow when she shed. Her blushing and her colors just popped! So I didn't know what to think was going on. After reassurances from members here some females do indeed eat right up until laying, I just kept watching her and offering food.
Fast forward to today. I do my daily check on my snakes, and Akashi is laying funny. In a loose not quite coil, half on her side. She looks swollen and miserable. Right away I think "Ovulation!". But the longer I look the more I think I'm imagining things. Her belly also appears faintly pink, like she might be going in to shed again.
So, here it is. Look over her pictures and tell me what you think. Do you think she could be ovulating ? Could it be she will lay after all, even so far behind the other female ? Or do I need a reality check and maybe a swift kick in the pants to get my head out of the clouds ?
She was not happy with me opening the tub for pictures either. There you have it. Tell me the truth, I can take it.
Gale
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