Change in behavior, your thoughts?

[LGL]

Caspie had not eaten in several months - wasn't losing weight, either. For these months she was hanging out in the front of her tub (the cool area) and nearly always seemed to be looking out of her tub. Thinking she wanted to breed - and she being just about up to size (she's 3 years old) - I started pairing her up with my yellowbelly in the past two weeks.

How much does she weigh? What size prey was she eating before her fast and how often? She may have been fasting for many reasons. She could have been eating too large of prey too often, causing her to fast. If she weighs 600-1100 grams, she may have just gone off feed. They sometimes just do that at that size. Also, it may have been a regular winter fast.

Well, last night she ate her first rat in several months (WOOHOO!! ) and now is suddenly hanging out in the back of her tub (the hot side) like this:

I bet you feel relieved! I know I do since I just had one of my females begin feeding again after a long fast.

Could she... maybe... be gravid?? It's almost like she is bowl-wrapping a non-existent bowl. Should I be checking her for follicles, etc.? What do you guys think? I'm super excited about this!! Gonna build my incubator this weekend I know, I know, maybe I'm counting my chickens before they hatch, but I need an incubator anyways if I'll be breeding...

The fact that she just ate for you tells me that she's not gravid. She may have follicles, but she's not gravid.