hey so i have a gravid ball python that had a shed and so i thought it was her pre lay shed so i counted 30 days from that and the date for her to lay is 4-15 and so she hasnt been doing the coiling thing but she has been trying to go under the news paper and i have found her there sevral times but shes not next to the heat pad but my heat is on the back of the tubs and the temp in the room is high so i thought maybe its cause shes already warm every time i open her tub her body is warm but i guess my question is is it often that the gravid female does not coil until they actually are going to lay or was the shed she had not her pre lay shed?? thank you i will take any advice any one has i am a newbie!!