Could she be ovulating/laying?

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EmmaMary

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Hi all!
I have two jungle pythons and absolutely no clue about their history. For the story read my thread in DIY.
Now I've had them for about six months I've learned their habits, and we're all getting along famously. I'm a tad worried about Starbuck, the female. She has taken to just curling up top of her hide box instead of her usual climbing around the enclosure. She eats (has always been a guts) and basks in the early morning. She's a bit round in the last third of her body but isn't constipated. She sheds fine and is due for one soon if she hasn't already. I don't want to disturb her to check, but I think I'd see it because she's so big now. She's never in her hide. She's alert and seems fine, just out of character. She's about 3 years old.
Could she be ovulating/laying? She's had no contact with the male at all so no fertilization. I'm pretty sure they lay in spring (?) but I have little idea about the breeding specifics.
Any advice or things to look out for would be great.
Thanks
 
got any pics?
its a bit late in the season for ovulations
maybe she is getting ready to lay?

when was her last slough / shed by the way? (that will tell you what you need to know)
 
She just shed. I checked at 12.15 and she was peeking out from the plants, ten mins later there was a complete shed draped over the branch. First pic is from November-ish, the second is October. She's in her hide so I can't get a new pic, I'll get one and upload as soon as she's out.
 

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If she hasn't had contact with the male it is highly unlikley that she is doing anything.
 
Immaculate conception! Lol.
I'm just trying to find out what could be going on, she hasn't come out of her hide since she shed. She's acting so out of character and that generally means something's up.
 
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