Female laying on her side

[Corrupter]

Ok so one of my females (beyonce) has been laying sideways alot lately. She weighs about 1100g right now and looks alot "thicker" than usual. If I didnt know better I would think she was about to lay eggs or something, but that cant be a possibility. I bought her in Nov '07 @ ~650g and she has never been with a male since I bought her. Should I have any concerns?

[Thor26]

when in doubt take her to a vet

[51-50 Python]

ya i would take it 2 a vet... but i think the problem every1 has with taking their snakes to a vet is because theres no reptile vets in the area.. but give it a try and try finding 1

[Corrupter]

There arent any good herp vets in my area that I know of. The only vet that I know about is not going to be any help.

[Corrupter]

Also, she is acting normal otherwise. She is eating fine, moving around fine, and defecating fine. I just noticed her laying on her side alot lately and figured it was a little strange. She isnt showing any signs of discomfort and she is just as active as always when the lights are out. I was hoping someone else has seen this behavior in something other than a gravid female...

[Mikkla]

It's not impossible that she is gravid. They can keep sperm for a very long time. In Reptile Radio with Mark Mandic he talked about a female that got gravid 9 month after breeding.
But take her to the vet if your not shure.

[Mikkla]

I found my lady laying upside down last week.
She is very swollen and I can feel 6 eggs in her.

[Corrupter]

Hmmm... Could she have been sexually mature at ~650g though? I dont know how to feel for eggs, but I will try anyway I guess. She isn't totally upside-down or anything, just the lower 2/3 of her body is laying on the side (not always, but maybe half of the time).

[Laooda]

I have several large ladies that I did not cover this season or were not covered last season. I have found them building, Oving, wrapping, side laying,....I finally called a great friend, kinda like a (Snake On-star...) and asked what the deal was. Do mature females go through the motions...??? Dogs do. Cats. Horsed. US! He said that they do cycle, having a boy part wiggler ready to jump aboard is the only factor that makes one gravid... hope this helps ya out?

[edie]

Even if you don't end up taking her to the vet check this site out..
http://www.herpvetconnection.com/penn.shtml

I clicked on the PA one for you, it has a bunch of exotics vets and reviews on it, both of the vets I went to are on it, as well as a lot of good vets in my area.