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I know I've heard some of you say that your females have ovulated and then not layed until much later than the standard 50 days (give or take). But how often does that really happen?

My girl was due to lay on Thursday or Friday and looks no where near ready to go. I know two days over is not really a big deal, but she seemed on track - ovulated 1/25 - shed 2/14 and has been in perfect coil since then - she has been restless lately and I've seen her do the egg adjustment several times over the past week (thanks to Mark & Jayne for putting a term to that interesting folding LOL) But still no eggs. Temps are good, humidity is good (bumped it up in anticipation), she's all nestled into her little nest.

Is this a usual thing? Anything I can do to move the process along? My clutch last year came a smidge early and with as much fidgeting as this girl has been doing I really thought the eggs would be here on last Monday.

It is true a watched pot never boils.
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

6.42.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 Lizard of unknown origin

that same thing is happening to me right now. I have a female that was due to lay tuesday and still nothing yet. She looks like any minute the eggs will be here but still nothing. Hopefully in the next couple of days, my incubator is getting lonely, lol.
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Josh Hutto
JKReptiles

2.3 het pied (RDR, alan bosch x 2, BHB x 2)
0.1 High Contrast Albino (Gulf Coast)
1.1 het albino (ben siegel, Gulf Coast)
1.2 het citrus ghost(Gulf Coast line)
1.0 citrus ghost (Gulf Coast line)
0.1 graz pastel female
1.6 05 normal bp's
0.6 04 normal bp's
2.5 adult normal bp's (some need breeding to see if norm)
4 various corns
0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (alan bosch)
1.0 american pit bull terrior
1.1 taco dogs (ankle biters)
1.0 grey cat
1.1 bearded dragons

a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrior as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

Well, my girl that laid a 5 egg clutch on March 15 - 06 shed somewhere between Jan 21 and Feb 1st, somehow I missed writing it down. On Jan 21 I have her marked down for being Opaque but then never recorded her shed on Feb 1st I have her marked as she had to have shed and I didn't write it down. So even if she shed on the first she was late in laying her eggs by almost 2 weeks! I never witnessed ovulation my brother was babysitting the week of March 1st - 4th for me and took one look at her and said "she's gonna lay anytime" and she did! LOL, guess they do things on their own time!! I have two girls one due on the 5th of April and one on the 18th of April, I'll have to see how accurate they are in timing.
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Nita Hamilton
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Ball Pythons
ballpythonworld.com

Thanks Nita - that makes me feel a little better - but I don't know - If it takes her two more weeks I may have a nervous breakdown!

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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

6.42.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 Lizard of unknown origin

Tosha do you think living in so cal where are temps are freezong and very wet right now could have any effect on their desire to lay? Mine is on the same schedule as yours. Princess is in a beautiful coil and getting much more moody. But nothing, zippo nada. I am a very impatient person.
Keep us posted.

Thats always a possiblity.
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

6.42.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 Lizard of unknown origin