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My second ever gravid ball python (1st one was a pied female that laid 5 weeks ago) had her pre-lay shed 35 days ago. My pied female laid at 30 days. When should I become concerned about a possible egg retention? She was 1800-1900 grams empty when I bred her so I don't think size is an issue. I have heard/read that 25-40 days is the usual time frame to lay after the pre-lay shed.

Thank you

Kevin

I wouldn't worry for at least another week or two. Is she seaking more humidity like submerging herself in her water bowl to try to get ready for her POS? Mine usually all soak before POS. I think it helps them go into a shed cycle since it hasn't been long since they had their preovulation shed. By the way how's the pied clutch looking?

Sorry I misread your thread.... I think..... did you mean post ovulation shed? It can take several weeks after ovulation to have their POS THEN about 30 after that you should have eggs. Chris

Sorry, I call the POS the pre-lay shed. My pied laid 30 days later and my DH snow is at 36 days.

Kevin

Hoping for those high whites in 3 weeks!
Thanx

I know it's stressful, but the snakes don't read the same books we do. I have a female who regularly goes 45 days before laying, and I know there are people on this forum who have had 50 day waits. You've got at least 2 or 3 weeks before you need to have any worries about egg binding.
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Snakes:
1.1 gray banded kingsnake
1.1 california kingsnake
1.1 kenyan sand boa
1.1 western hognose snake
0.1 albino checkered garter
1.0 florida blue garter
1.1 het anery red sided garter
1.1 reverse oketee corn snake
1.1 blood red corn snake
0.1 amel striped corn
1.0 amel 66% het striped corn
1.1 het albino ball python
1.1 het ghost ball python
0.1 spider ball python
1.0 pastel ball python
1.1 mojave ball python
1.0 butter ball python
0.1 ringer ball python
1.0 African dinker ball python
0.3 normal ball python
1.0 piebald ball python
0.1 het piebald ball python
0.1 Genetic Stripe Ball Python
1.0 Het Genetic Stripe Ball Python
0.1 Mystic Ball Python

Turtles
1-eastern box turtle
2-spotted turtle
2-eastern/midland painted turtle intergrade
1.0-common musk turtle
1-Pink bellied sideneck
6-Northern red belly

Invertebrates
0.1 southern black widow
1-Tanzanian Giant Tailless whipscorpion

Amphibians
0.1 Ornate Horned Frog

Birds:
1.1 red avadavit
2-blue breasted cordon blue
1.1-black cheeked waxbill
0.1-star finch
1.0-Java rice sparrow
2.0-owl finch
1.0-hybrid munia
0.1-White bellied caique

Fish
2-corydoras cats
1-African upside down cat

normal stuff
0.1 black lab

I guess I'll get used to this. It is much more stressful than rosies, colubrids and other pythons and boas I have bred.

Maybe the first time thing is always the same.

Kevin