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Hey
I just want to make a little update on my female. the pair stopped breeding around the end of jan. the female is now starting to rest other places i beside her hotspot, (before she was ALWAYS on the hotspot) I actually see her move once in a while. she still dosn't eat. I don't think she i getting any bigger at all. shouldn't she be huge around this time if she is gravid? what should i exspect at this point?

best regard
Dan Binderup

Dan,
. When and what was her last meal? How much did she weigh in january and how much does she weigh now? I realize you may not have the answers to those questions but if you did you would now be able to make a very educated guess abouth whether she is not eating because she is gravid or because she has a problem. When they are gravid and not eating they will lose a little weight but not very much. My gravid BRBs are now looking heavy in the aft end of their bodies and thin in the front end. I may have the first litter soon but I expect most of them late this month and into july. They will become more aft heavy and thin forward just before they lay. Most of my litters are born 5 to 5.5 months after last observed breeding.
Good luck,
Jeff

>>Hey
>>I just want to make a little update on my female. the pair stopped breeding around the end of jan. the female is now starting to rest other places i beside her hotspot, (before she was ALWAYS on the hotspot) I actually see her move once in a while. she still dosn't eat. I don't think she i getting any bigger at all. shouldn't she be huge around this time if she is gravid? what should i exspect at this point?
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>>best regard
>>Dan Binderup