Is she gravid or ovulating?

[J.Vandegrift]

Why not just palpate her? You should easily be able to tell the follicles from eggs.

[Lolo76]

Why not just palpate her? You should easily be able to tell the follicles from eggs.

I've tried that before (both last year & this time), but I can't really tell what's what... any tips on that?

[sookieball]

Hey kid!

No worries on palpating
I can't do it.
But with the swelling that close to her booty id say she's prego.
That's what my lady did and I noticed her tail right by her cloaca was really a lot thicker than normal and 3 days later she popped out 7 eggs.

This is my first clutch so take me words as a first timers opinions
But just saying. That's how I knew she was prego in my heart

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[Lolo76]

The only difference is with yours, she still had over 30 days to develop before laying. According to the OP, if this girl is gravid she should be laying any day. Now I could still be wrong, but she doesnt look like she could lay tomorrow.

You know what I just realized? I was looking at her old iHerp records, and last year she shed on 5/11 and laid on 6/22... so that's about 44 days, which is considerably longer than usual. Her eggs were big and healthy, with the exception of one infertile, and the babies ranged from 55-72g at hatching. So maybe she's just a long "cooker" with big babies?

Jury is still out on whether she's gravid, ovulating(ed), or none of the above - guess I'll know soon enough, LOL.