IT's highly unlikely that your female is gravid in the middle of January. Give us a weight and length (STL & SVL) and her approx age if you know it. Make sure she's having fecal movements incase what you feel in her belly might be food that's not being passed. If you see no fecals within a couple of days, give her a warm soak with a gentle belly massage in order to try to get her back to regular. Be sure to dry her off really good and back in her warm tank soon after. If that's the case, keep her from dried treats (seed, dried peas, insects etc) and keep her well hydrated with mostly greens and veggies.



If she is passing fecals, she's likely just a little chubby but most doubtful that she's gravid at this time of year. In 'normal' circumstances, they breed in the spring and lay from late spring to mid summer.



Just a few suggestions,

John

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