Hi all,
I rescued 5 snakes the first week of January. 3 of those 5 have RI. I was told one of the females was paired in November and is possibly gravid. She was underweight and less than 900g when I got her. She is currently 1500g. She's doubled her girth as well. Since she was in such a pitiful state w/ a minor case of RI earlier this month, I didn't really consider that she was actually gravid. Not just "possibly gravid".
I did read http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html and a few posts from here. I haven't bred any of my own snakes yet, so I'm not really sure on what to look for aside from the reference pictures from the link.
I've only had her for a month, so I can't say when such and such steps took place. But today I did notice that she does look significantly larger. Referencing the link above, she looks like somewhere between "building" and "heat seeking". I can't say if she's just gaining weight to her normal size, but she does look A LOT chunkier about 2/3s down. I've tried to palpate her, and I think I can feel follicle/eggs. But not 100% sure. And she just shed yesterday after sitting in/around her water bowl for the past week.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you guys think she's gravid? If so, what is the timeline until eggs?
Any advice would be appreciated. Should I start preparing an incubator/egg box soon? I feel so ill prepared.
Thanks
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