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Hello All,

This is my first year breeding pythons and I started off with a beautiful, well-cared for pair of proven womas. My female laid a tremendous clutch of 21 eggs. Not all were fertile, but the majority was. I can't imagine how strenuous of an event this was for her. Everything seems to be great so far other than we're approaching 72 hours and she still has yet to take a meal. She's moving around a lot and very active but refusing to eat. I've tried frozen and directly pre-killed with no success. She's typically a very veracious eater.

I've cleaned her cage thoroughly with Novisan solution and rinsed thoroughly outdoors and left to sun dry in attempts to safely remove the smell left by her clutch. Should I be worried? Clean the cage again? Give her more time? I'm at an absolute loss and as a first time breeder/dad who cares deeply for his animals I'm quite the stressed mess at the moment. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

It's not unusual for my Woma females to not resume feeding for at least 2 weeks.

Thanks for the reply! Okay well that makes me feel better. I'll keep trying every few days and try not to stress over it.

21 eggs, from a female Woma?! Holy hell. Most I've ever heard of was 15. I got 13 last year from my big girl.

Anyway, all depends on the female. My big girl just laid those 12 eggs saturday or sunday (was out of town) and she'll probably eat tonight. But, some take a week or so to settle down and get back into the summer season foraging mood.

I would check her lower half and feel for any extra eggs that might have not come out (seriously doubt after 21 she'd have anymore).