tail suck?

[SquamishSerpents]

They only tail suck during ovulation.

If she had her shed a month ago then you should be getting ready for eggs very soon. Their post ovulation shed marks the count down of 25-40 days of when eggs are to be laid.

how long do they visually ovulate for? this i don't know, because i have heard it's so easy to miss that sometimes the only indicator is the shed.

i DON'T think she's ovulated, as her 2nd to last shed was sometime in December, and her most recent March 7th. don't they have a pre and post ovy shed? maybe the march 7th shed was the pre-ovy shed?

i have been looking at the markus jayne breeding page. i have DEFINITELY seen Merangue (the ball in question) hugging her water bowl a few times. and like i said, i've caught her "almost" laying inverted. however, i am not sure i've seen her glowing. from the markus jayne page, it says the glow is pretty obvious. Merangue is a very weird snake though. she has changed color practically since the day we got her. like a mood ring! sometimes she's a very BRIGHT yellow, sometimes a drab yellow. sometimes her eyes look ruby, and sometimes they look dull, as if she's going in to shed. but then she DOESN't go into shed. she changes day to day. i know each snake is different, but i love merangue soooo much because of these changes she goes through.

anyways, sorry for the long winded post. assuming she HASN'T ovulated yet, how long would you say i have until eggs?

i HAVE palpated her, and felt 3-4 "bumps." not sure if they're just follicles, or actual eggs.

like i said, this is my first experience breeding balls, and it is all very exciting for me! they are much different than corns, and their breedings seem to be like snails in comparison!