ovulation question

[merdcme]

i have a 4500g female that has bred to my pinstripe. i've seen many locks but not in the past month and 1/2. she's so big im wondering if i'll be able to see the ovulation. anyone had some experience here?

[Dave Green]

If you check her everyday there is almost no way you can miss an ovulation regardless of her size.

[merdcme]

ok thanks

[joepythons]

i have a 4500g female that has bred to my pinstripe. i've seen many locks but not in the past month and 1/2. she's so big im wondering if i'll be able to see the ovulation. anyone had some experience here?

She will look like she swallowed a football .It will be easy to see the differance trust me

[irishanaconda]

honestly i really couldnt tell the difference, she just was fatter. i marked down her next shed, and counted 27 days and BAM eggs. (mine was 4400g too)

[West Coast Jungle]

Ovulations are pretty obvious the trick is they could only last a few hours so they can be easily missed and lots of times you catch the begining or the tail end where they look swollen but not as extreme as you may have heard.

Here is a pic of one I caught dead on and there is no mistaking it


Here are a few I caught not at the largest point but still obvious to the experienced eye.





You will see the belly scales look like they are getting pulled up around the sides and the scales themselves looked stretched apart. Most snakes have not eaten in a while at this point so if they look like they swallowed a huge meal and that one area look so much larger than the rest thats a good sign. Sometimes I start to see them come and check every couple of hours(if I can) and then you catch it at its peak. Once again it doesnt last all that long so it is missed if you arent constanly checking for it.

Hope this helps.

[irishanaconda]

Ovulations are pretty obvious the trick is they could only last a few hours so they can be easily missed and lots of times you catch the begining or the tail end where they look swollen but not as extreme as you may have heard.

Here is a pic of one I caught dead on and there is no mistaking it


Here are a few I caught not at the largest point but still obvious to the experienced eye.





You will see the belly scales look like they are getting pulled up around the sides and the scales themselves looked stretched apart. Most snakes have not eaten in a while at this point so if they look like they swallowed a huge meal and that one area look so much larger than the rest thats a good sign. Sometimes I start to see them come and check every couple of hours(if I can) and then you catch it at its peak. Once again it doesnt last all that long so it is missed if you arent constanly checking for it.

Hope this helps.

i saw my het pied ovulate, the ovulation from my bigger girl was not as noticable

[jben]

do they stop locking after ovulation?

[West Coast Jungle]

do they stop locking after ovulation?

Yep

[Bill Buchman]

I would add to Rauls' great ov photos and what has been said by all -- that is also a "feel thing" for me.

A female in FULL ovulation will remain so for 24-36 hrs. in most cases. During that full ov they will feel TIGHT -- like their shin is going to rip at the area of ovulation. If you can bounce a quarter off their belly -- they are ovulating.

Give them a gentle squeeze and "feel the swell"!!!