Hi, my 26 year old ball python has laid parthenogenesis eggs the last 2 years (never been with a male).
Following the last clutch of eggs, she has had 18 rats without missing a single meal, and has gained all her weight back, and a bit more.
The data is shown here:
3 Apr 2020 Swollen/Ovulating
21 Apr 2020 Prelay Shed
3 Jun 2020 6 eggs laid (43 days from Prelay Shed)
WEIGHT 1900g
13 Jun 2020 RAT 1
24 Jun 2020 Shed
24 Jun 2020 RAT 2
2 Jul 2020 RAT 3
12 Jul 2020 RAT 4
25 Jul 2020 RAT 5
3 Aug 2020 Shed
4 Aug 2020 RAT 6
13 Aug 2020 RAT 7
26 Aug 2020 RAT 8
4 Sep 2020 RAT 9
16 Sep 2020 Shed
18 Sep 2020 RAT 10
28 Sep 2020 RAT 11
11 Oct 2020 RAT 12
28 Oct 2020 RAT 13
6 Nov 2020 RAT 14
21 Nov 2020 RAT 15
5 Dec 2020 RAT 16
19 Dec 2020 Shed
17 Jan 2021 RAT 17
14 Feb 2021 RAT 18
WEIGHT 3500g
Its funny, she has never eaten through the winter months for many years, but this winter she's eaten in Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb.
I don't know if this is a sign she is gonna produce eggs or not produce eggs.
I'm just a bit worried about the last two rats, they haven't come out the other end yet and I don't want it to cause issues with (potential) egg production / laying.
I'm not gonna feed her anything for at least a couple of months now, she is a bit overweight as it is, I prefer her to be nearer 3000g.
Any thoughts would be great, thanks.