Both my girls last season took 35 and 38 days to lay. Are you sure you saw ovulation? How longer after "ovulation" did your girls shed? How long had they been locking, etc. Give us a little more details and pictures would help.Originally Posted by Andys-Python
This is my first time breeding my Ball Pythons and I was very excited to witness my male Genetic Stripe locking with my two het Genetic Stripe females. Both females stopped eating, got fat, started ‘glowing’ and did all the tummy rolls and bowl hugging that they are supposed to do. I even thought I witnessed ovulation. 30 days after the last shed, both females stopped looking as fat as they were and are now (36+days later) starting to look plumper again. They are still not eating and both are still ‘glowing’.
I know that not all snakes read the books and can take longer than 30 days to lay eggs after the pre-lay shed, but is it normal for them to deflate and get fat again before they lay? I’ve tried to feel for eggs, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to feel. Are the eggs rubbery or hard – like a chicken egg? Their tale ends don’t seem to be full either - like there would be eggs in there - ready to come out.
I was SO excited to have eggs too
BTW: eggs should feel like water balloons.
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