Pre lay shed to egg laying time span

[gilly]

Here is what I know for fact :

My normal "moma" snake shed 36 days ago.
The last 2 years she laid clutches on the 31st day.
She had a minimum of 5 visible locks over a 12 week period.
She is slightly heavier and for sure "thicker" than her normal size.

What I don't know :

Do I have a problem ?

Temps, water, humidity, lighting... I controlled it all. A funny sidenote is that my Pinstripe has 6 follicles and my mojave has a few and these are their 1st breedings. They were about 2-3 weeks behind my normal girl who has laid 2 clutches like clockwork.... until this season

THANKS in advance

[Annarose15]

Are you sure she ovulated prior to the most recent shed?

[gilly]

Are you sure she ovulated prior to the most recent shed?

No ... but I saw her bowl wrap as well as lay inverted, so her behavior as well as past history make me think she had.

I hoped the full moon would help. Then I was counting on the Easter Bunny filling my basket with snake eggs instead of Cadburry ones. As a last resort I was hoping for an April fools joke and I'd find a nice 5-7 egg clutch and she was just trying my patience. None of the above has panned out, so I am reaching out more out of frustration than anything else. It's getting tiring going up and down the stairs 4-6 times daily checking on her, but well worth it when I think of the overall potential outcome

[Brandon Osborne]

Last year we had several females go 45 days. I wouldn't worry yet.

[Annarose15]

She might just be waiting for you to give her a moment's peace.

[gilly]

She might just be waiting for you to give her a moment's peace.

I doubt it. The entire reason I don't know if she ovulated is because I built my 42 qt. breeder rack wide instead of deep. That way I can just look through the tub to see them.... without actually having to pull the tubs out. Hard to see any " glow" when looking through a frosted wall .

Maybe my wife isn't as far "off" as I thought about my snakes.... she said they incubate their own clutches in the wild, why not let her do it that way ?

I appreciate your commenting

[Annarose15]

If you haven't seen an ovy or glowing prior to the last shed, then I wouldn't be counting the days just yet. Have your incubator ready and quit stressing.