Have you seen her ovulate? Could be her pre ovulation shed or it could just be a shed - keep putting the male in with her - if they still mate then it's most likely she is not yet gravid as they generally lose interest afterwards. From what I've seen both my females were obviously swolen for about 2 days - its pretty hard to miss especially if you check on them often. If she is close to laying you should be able to run your hand down her and count the number of eggs inside of her.



As far as picking her up - always support the middle - otherwise you put a strain on them - this goes for all your snakes.
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Tosha



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