This girl is due to pop any time this week, all is looking hopeful! She’s hogging the warm side of her enclosure and her spine is becoming quite pronounced, but she’s not too restless yet…
Still no eggies… She was due on the 27th but I guess she just wants to hang on to them just a little bit longer. No signs of egg-binding, no lethargy, no aggression that would hint to pained or uncomfortable behavior so its just a waiting game now.
She is a bit restless but its mostly just her circling around in one spot.
Im curious i dont breed myself but ive thought about it if i can convince my fience when the snakes r big enough how long can a female go past her due date without complications
About a week after the due date is when I’d start to worry, but it depends…
If the female is behaving fine and not showing any concerning symptoms I’d just watch and wait.
If the female is showing extreme restlessness, lethargy, having labored breathing and showing excessive straining without any eggs or laying just a few and then stopping suddenly with no further progress then the female would need to be taken to the vet asap.
The reason why I say to watch and wait if theres nothing concerning going on is because they sometimes like to take their time or the eggs just need to develop longer than others (often with larger clutches and first-time inexperienced moms), either that or the dates for ovy & pre-lay shed might have been marked wrong…
This is the latest motion event screenshot my camera picked up before she blocked the whole view lol, she’s really been favoring this spot and has pushed all of her bedding aside. I’m going to guess she probably has 4-5 eggs in her as she’s about the same size as my other female that laid a few months ago, didn’t bother palpating early on for a follicle count because I feel inexperienced in that reguard and I dont want to injure my snakes trying to feel for them forcefully.
She does seem to be starting to try to push the eggs down, I gave her a 45 minute warm soak this afternoon to see if it helps her along. Otherwise she seems to be fine, no lethargy no odd swelling or other signs of egg binding.
I did read that they can go up to 50 days after pre-lay so I’m just going to continue monitoring her to see how she does. I’m thinking there might have been some time where her temps might have been lower causing development to take longer, if y’all know if that affects egg development please lmk.
So far though her spine has become very pronounced and I can almost see the individual lumps in her belly where the eggs are so here’s to hoping they come soon
I think she may be developing a larger clutch as well, she’s definitely a lot bigger than my last female was that laid a 5 egg clutch.