Waiting on my first clutch!

[Snake Den]

I bred my female dinker and took her into the vet school, where I am a student, to get her ultrasounded for follicles. It was the first snake ultrasound that the vet school radiology department had done (Not an exotics school), and so they told me no follicles At that point they asked if they could x-ray her for educational purposes, and since she was "not gravid" I agreed. Well upon reviewing the x-rays we indeed counted 5 eggs! What a learning experience! The school now knows what eggs look like on ultrasound:



Here are some of the X-rays:







Fingers crossed that the eggs turn out well! Does anyone have any idea, based on the size of the eggs, when she is due to lay? I missed the ovulation, and she shed, but I really didn't think she was pregnant so I paid little attention to the shed. It could be preovulatory, or pre-lay! Also, does anyone have any thoughts about using a light grid to place the eggs on to prevent mould, versus just placing them straight on the substrate?

P.S. let me know if the photos worked or not... I haven't quite figured out the best way to post images on here yet!

[ewaldrep]

I can't see the pics, try photobucket, I would like to check it out based on my own curiosity

[Snake Den]

Darn... here try these... I am using photobucket this time

The egg on ultrasound:


The whole snake:


Lateral view of the eggs:


Just a fun one of the head:

[ball-nut]

based on the size and position in the body I'd say they are pre ovulated follicles. They look to be no bigger than her head and post ovulation I'd expect them to be either larger, more spaced apart or lower down in the body.

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[Snake Den]

based on the size and position in the body I'd say they are pre ovulated follicles. They look to be no bigger than her head and post ovulation I'd expect them to be either larger, more spaced apart or lower down in the body.

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That is interesting. I didn't think follicles would show up on x-ray. She has been lying upside down the last few days, and heat seeking. The radiographs and ultrasound were taken on the 18th of April. It will be interesting to see what happens

I also found this link from World of Ball Pythons... that snake has eggs that are about the same location. http://www.worldofballpythons.com/articles/xray/