So either I'm misreading signs or my expected timeline is a little off here. My biggest girl, Miranda, came to me in early October and was paired for the first time with me in late November. She had been bred by her previous owner who said she laid 8 eggs, which is all that I know about her previous history. She's locked up with my lesser bee 3 times, but now is where I'm confused. She's been looking very lumpy lately, which I thought was just my imagination. I peeked in on her again today, and I'm almost positive she looks very lumpy. She's also gearing up to go into shed, but no stuck tail or any other signs. I'm still trying to clear up some signs here; is she about to ovulate? The pictorial I've been using as a guide isn't quite lining up with what I'm seeing happening, and I could use some clarification on what's happening.

She's been hanging around the warm side of her tub, looks a little lumpy, going into shed, locked 3 times since late November. What am I seeing, or is there anything to see?

Sorry for bad lighting picture, I didn't want to disturb her too much;


also I think I'm bad at palpation. Felt nothing when I tried...