I opened Brannagh's tub this morning to take pics for someone of an adult female in a bigger tub and she seems...well...different to me. We've had her in with Malachi our adult male. I never saw a lock but it may well have happened since Malachi was constantly all over her and we often saw tails aligned but not a clear view of a lock. We were actually planning on continue to cycle her through with Malachi as we are with Kyna and Orlah, our other two big girls.

Brannagh suddenly looks heavier to me....chubbier...lumpier somehow. She's due to eat tomorrow so she is empty in this pic I just took. She's a nice big female granted and being a total newb at breeding I'm struggling to describe this in words but she just doesn't look like she normally does the day before eating. She hasn't gone off food though since she started cycling through with the male she has cut back a bit but Brannagh would eat if the world was tumbling down around her LOL.

Is this just wishful thinking? I was planning to feed her tomorrow as usual, wait 3 days then cycle her back in with Malachi. Should we just continue with this plan for this week?

I was planning, with Mike's help to try my first palpitations on all three breeding females later today. Any tips folks for a first timer and can I hurt anything if Brannagh is indeed been bred? (okay is it obvious I'm nervous yet LOL).