My female has been breeding my Pastel for several months now. And has readily accepted rats throughout that time period. I have noticed her coiling up under the heat light for a couple of days now. And now she is refusing food. Does it sound like she may be gravid to you? She is looking a little thicker if you know what I mean. Anyways, thanks for any input.
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Allison Maynard
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Sound Gravid?
Amelcorn
Feb 10, 2006 09:37 AM
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XtremeXteriors
Feb 10, 2006 09:53 AM
have you witnessd an ovulation,in my opinion its a very good sign but just dont jump to soon,but keep the watchfull eye and get the incbator ready just in case
Amelcorn
Feb 10, 2006 10:06 AM
No, I haven't seen ovulation, but I am kinda new to the ball game. I've seen pictures before, but never noticed it in her. Probably a rookie mistake.lol But thanks for the encouragement.
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Allison Maynard
Amelcorn
Feb 10, 2006 10:43 AM
This is how she has been coiling the last couple days. I read farther down in the forum that they coiled right after ovulation.
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Allison Maynard
XtremeXteriors
Feb 10, 2006 10:59 AM
shes a big girl is that a seperate container shes in specifically for laying i would use a different ground medium for the laybox maybe pre-baked damp cypress mulch or vermiculite/perlite mix JMHO
Amelcorn
Feb 10, 2006 11:02 AM
It is cypress, but slightly dried out. As soon as she goes into shed I will put in damp spagmum moss. Thanks
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Allison Maynard
XtremeXteriors
Feb 10, 2006 11:17 AM
are you going to maternally incubate or incubate the eggs,if ur going to incubate what kind of incubator do you use
Amelcorn
Feb 10, 2006 09:19 PM
I have a small hovabator incubator that I used for my cornsnakes
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Allison Maynard
toshamc
Feb 10, 2006 09:29 PM
She could be building - or it's possible that she is gravid - but you missed the ovulation.
If you haven't been to this sight (linked below) - it gives you a good idea with pictures to see what it is that you can be looking for.
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Tosha 
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