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Hello,
This is my first time breeding. I bred two snakes about a month ago. The female had a prenatal shed, she is not eating as much as before,but she really isn't showing yet. How long do you wait before you realize there will be no eggs?
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Suzanne
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0.1 Creamsicle Corn - Scout
0.1 Snow Corn - Lilly
1.0 Normal Corn - Colonel
0.1 Ghost Corn - Willow
1.0 Butter Corn - Hunter
0.1 Amber corn - Abby
1.0 Motley Anery - Bear

It normally takes 10-14 days after a pre-lay shed for her to deposit eggs

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Arlon Delorge
Classic Constrictors

Go ahead and put a nest box in for her! Just last night I said that I thought my Okeetee was not really gravid, and this morning she gave me 20 eggs! Glad I had the nest box already in there! Ususally they lay withing 2 weeks of shed, so get ready!!!
Beth

If the snakes have successfully bred, then it's usually around 6 weeks before the female will lay eggs. Prior to that, she will have a pre-egglaying shed, which typically takes place 10 days before egg deposition.

Tim

Third Eye

Thanks for the responses, she does have a nesting box so I guess I'll wait and see what happens.
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Suzanne
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0.1 Creamsicle Corn - Scout
0.1 Snow Corn - Lilly
1.0 Normal Corn - Colonel
0.1 Ghost Corn - Willow
1.0 Butter Corn - Hunter
0.1 Amber corn - Abby
1.0 Motley Anery - Bear