I usually wait until about 2 weeks after the pre-lay shed, roughly 1/2 way to laying time. Then I palpate my females. You can get a really good idea by palpating, especially if the girl is holding some big eggs. However, eggs can be top to bottom, so sometimes it is very hard to tell.
I recently palpated a female of mine, and felt 9 eggs, I'm hoping it's more like 10 or 11 so I can have a huge clutch like I see so many other people have, but I'm betting it's going to be 9.
I was close with my first clutch. I palpated 6 and got 7.
Last edited by PassionsPythons; 05-22-2010 at 09:46 AM.
Palpating is a wonderfully accurate way of telling exactly how many follicles your female is holding. I palpate every female I have to determine whether or not she is developing her follicles and how many. I gives me great insight as to when the female will ovulate as well.
If you are adept at palpating, you can usually feel the exact number of follicles if you are doing it correctly.
That said, once your female ovulates, you cannot feel the follicles as they become eggs and are super mushy. Then it becomes a guessing game.
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