Please help me regain my sanity...

[West Coast Jungle]

honestly she doesnt look gravid to me. I would expect to see more swelling near the tail.

Here is a pic of a gravid girl. You can see her spine being pushed up forming a peak.

[j_h_smith]

That's what I would have expected to see. The raised spine and the obvious thickness in the tail.

Jim Smith

[Jay_Bunny]

My female looked more swollen than yours after her ovulation. I wouldn't worry about your girl though. If you feel lumps then she might lay eggs at some point. My girl had her POS on February 23rd, 2009. She didn't lay eggs until May 5th! 70 days after her POS, and I'm sure I didn't miss her POS. She ovulated, had her POS, and then 70 days later, laid eggs.

[boasandballs]

I'd love an ultrasound.

Do you need to do it with lubricant or underwater or anything or is it as simple as grab snake and apply probe?

Mind you I drive the neighbours cat daft with the temp gun - gawd alone knows what I'd be like with an ultrasound machine.


dr del

lol on the cats, that is great. I have a people machine lots and lots of $$$$ But it is older so the hospital sold it. Anyway I can use water and lubricant. Gets great pics. I can't wait until my dog is prego. I want to see the pups. With the boas I can see the heart beating in the babies.

[boasandballs]

I just look at your most recent pics. I would leave her alone now. Let her build her nest. I would worry if you handle her too much, she will not feel safe enough to lay her eggs.

PS. I have found when a female slugs out, she does so before her lay date.

[singingtothewheat]

In that one pic she does look swollen at the tail. Give her some time.

[pavlovk1025]

I don't know, this one's weird. I would expect to see more definition of the eggs at this point. I may have missed it, but what was her weight before breeding? What is her weight now? Has she started turning herself over onto her back? When she balls up is she balling up with her tail in the middle or her head in the middle?

Sorry for so many questions, but they could help in this matter.

Good Luck!
Jim Smith

She curls up with her tail in the middle for the most part. Her weight before breeding was 1500ish and now she is 1740. I havent observed any laying inverted but Im not home at night and I sleep during the day, and when I go to clean snake tanks and what not shes not inverted.

honestly she doesnt look gravid to me. I would expect to see more swelling near the tail.

Here is a pic of a gravid girl. You can see her spine being pushed up forming a peak.

That's what I would have expected to see. The raised spine and the obvious thickness in the tail.

Jim Smith

Peaked like this?

[j_h_smith]

I would suggest what someone else has said. Leave her alone and just wait it out. She'll drop the eggs eventually.

Good Luck!
Jim Smith

[pavlovk1025]

I would suggest what someone else has said. Leave her alone and just wait it out. She'll drop the eggs eventually.

Good Luck!
Jim Smith

Lol thanks that's where Im at. Just trying to eliminate the guess work I suppose.

[boasandballs]

She will coil up like a cinnamon bun. Then all the sudden after you think you have waited for months she will look like one of those Egyptson pyramids, and under that will be eggs.