I have a female pied that I am not quite sure what her status is within the breeding cycle (if at all) and am looking for a little help in determining.
The only real background I have on the pair is that the previous owner says he had paired them a few times and witnessed locks on several occasions.
I received her and her male on 5/17.
I fed her on 5/18.
In blue on 5/21, shed on 5/27
and fed again on 5/27.
She has not defecated since I got her and since she was in blue, she looks like she has a severe case of sausage butt, up to this point I thought nothing of it, just been waiting for the poo of a life time.
Today I was playing around trying to palpate my snakes for the first time, and on her I felt a bunch of things that felt like a row of golf balls, right where I should be feeling follicles.
So my question is am I just feeling undigested rats or was this shed a potential prelay shed or am I imagining things.
Most of her behavior would suggest it that she could be gravid, and it would make sense that I did not see an ovy, since it would have been several days before I got her, but then there are things that would indicate a no, like her still eating a few meals, so can they sometimes break the norm and eat some after ovulation?
Any help would be appreciated, as if she really is gravid, I don't have long to get an incubator... was not anticpating this yet, but if so I would definately not be dissapointed.![]()