A simple question about my gravid ball python

[Caleyandanthony]

hey so i have a gravid ball python that had a shed and so i thought it was her pre lay shed so i counted 30 days from that and the date for her to lay is 4-15 and so she hasnt been doing the coiling thing but she has been trying to go under the news paper and i have found her there sevral times but shes not next to the heat pad but my heat is on the back of the tubs and the temp in the room is high so i thought maybe its cause shes already warm every time i open her tub her body is warm but i guess my question is is it often that the gravid female does not coil until they actually are going to lay or was the shed she had not her pre lay shed?? thank you i will take any advice any one has i am a newbie!!

[RobNJ]

Mine actually stay rather loosely coiled or not coiled at all after ovulation as the eggs are developing/growing.

How are you regulating your temps?

[Caleyandanthony]

Mine actually stay rather loosely coiled or not coiled at all after ovulation as the eggs are developing/growing.

How are you regulating your temps?

I have a room with a heater set for 75-80 degrees and then the heat pads heat up the inside of the tubes so the temps are about 85-90 in the tubs

[Caleyandanthony]

I have a room with a heater set for 75-80 degrees and then the heat pads heat up the inside of the tubes so the temps are about 85-90 in the tubs

all my snakes have been very comfertable with this temps and so i have kept it like this for awhile now

[coolballsdave]

One of my gravid fat girls is actually wrapping her bowl, I have also had snakes shed 4 days before laying. I've also seen snakes rarely coil nice after ovulation. I've had several females eat after ovulation. Not every snake is the same. Watch the behavior, look at feeding habits, and look at how they build. Most snakes will do just fine regulating their temperature for proper development of eggs as long as there are options for regulating it. In other words don't worry about her behavior just make sure that she has proper conditions.

[RobNJ]

In other words don't worry about her behavior just make sure that she has proper conditions.

In other words, the guesswork on temps should probably be replaced with a more accurate method.

[coolballsdave]

In other words, the guesswork on temps should probably be replaced with a more accurate method.

Agreed!

[coolballsdave]

In other words, the guesswork on temps should probably be replaced with a more accurate method.

I meant to agree with this, oopsy! Lol...

[coolballsdave]

I meant to agree with this, oopsy! Lol...

Wow, what am I smoking? I don't even make sense to myself right now. Good night!

[Caleyandanthony]

Wow, what am I smoking? I don't even make sense to myself right now. Good night!

so do you guys think im on schedual for her laying eggs in four days im almost 100% positive it was her pre lay shed well i guess either way im going to start the incubator up again and let it run again to have it all prepped thank you for the info guys its alot of help