Quote Originally Posted by twistedtails View Post
That comment is not neccessarily true. There are plenty of animals that lay viable clutches every year. It just depends on the animal. Including feeding habits, husbandry and even the males sperm. My guess is if she did ovulate and she has some slugs, she probably didn't bounce back fully. Meaning she did not gain enough weight back. That is why it is good to keep record and make sure your animals are the same if not heavier weight than the year before. Also, as Rich stated, that girl does not look like she ovualted. She would be a lot fatter all the way down to a couple inches above the cloaca.
Hey Mike,

Thanks for the comment.

None of these photos are of her post ovulation. I can try to get some next week as I am out of town this weekend. The eggs/slugs are sitting in her lower 3rd of her body. Im not a veteran breeder, but I did have a few girls go last year, so I feel 100% confident in saying she ovulated.

This girl gave us a big healthy clutch last year and ate like a house from the week I pulled the eggs from her. When I started pairing this year, she was 300g heavier than last year at the same time. We actually keep very detailed records on each of our snakes.

Going back to your comment on the males sperm...This male is a first year breeder, so you may be 100% correct there. I didn't give that much thought.

Thanks again,