Quote Originally Posted by Slitherous View Post
I haven't reintroduced the male as he is blue at the moment, so I thought I'd give him a well deserved rest after two solid locks. Now though, after hanging on the cool side and wrapping herself around the water bowl for a couple of weeks, the female seems to be heat-seeking, sitting right on top of the 95 degree "hot spot" 24/7; if what I've read is correct, those are possible signs of impending ovulation. I haven't noticed any bulges, ridge-back or tail-suck, (or the "glow"), but I'm keeping a close eye on her as I'm hoping she's getting ready to go. I think I'll take her off of paper and put her on aspen shavings just in case, (better to make a nest with)!

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This is my first season breeding myself...but it's pretty far fetched that only after two locks your female is close to ovulation. It can take months for follicles to grow large enough before the female can ovulate. I just started pairing one of my girls around the same time (maybe a week sooner) and she's not showing any building behavior or have any large enough follicles that I can feel. Now, the only reason I can think that she may be close to an ovy is if they were pairing with each other when they lived together (I think I read that they were housed together). Also, from what I've read, they tend to heat-seek after ovulation, not before.

Like I said before, this is my first breeding season so it's possible I'm just babbling off nonsense. But based on my limited expertise, I'd say she's still got a ways to go. Have you palpated her to feel follicles? One of my girls has follicles the size of marbles. I was watching snakebytes this week and Brian from BHB said they will get to be about the size of a chicken egg before she ovulates. Best of luck to you.