Hi folks.
Happy new year to you all, hope everyone had a good a time as you could in these uncertain times.
I am a little confused, and could do with some advice from people who have bread these before.
Up untill now, thought everything was going well, but now... I, do not... know!
Please note that I'm in the UK. It is currently winter here.
So, I started to (in September) cool my Woma pair, in October paired them; Was 6ft when i got her and is 7 now.
Male, is around 5 years old (and was a virgin male, but sevral sucseful locks have been noting, spanning upto a week at a time); He's about 4.5 - 5ft
Female, is about 7 years old (bought her as a proven Breeder).
Begining of October (almost within a week of mating) felt her producing folicles, felt 5, then 6 fastorward to November - December felt 8 all within a few weeks! I only palipated her monthly, to see how she was progressing with Folicular development.
In December, I swore she ovulated! So I turned the (nighttime) heat up. Second-guessing myself now.
Her follicles felt huge about the size of a plumb, maybe bigger, felt them get progressivly bigger from grape size.
As dfar as I'm aware eggs should be about the size of a chicken egg?
Past week or so,. she seems to of deflated to the point she doesn't look gravid anymore! I could just be staring at her too much though.
Although, she still seems to be chunky in lower third... but less so, As i'd find typical post Ov, before their swell post Ov slough.
So, I just palipated her again, at first felt nothing.. then fearing the worst-reabsobsion, waited for her to relax more, but can feel possibly 10 folicles/eggs... herin lies my conumdrum.
They seems to of shrunk to say walnut size! possibly smaller! Is this normal, is she reabsorbing/going to slug out?
My speculations are:
* They felt larger due to folicular growth and swelling, as she did swell and deflate a throughout.
* She hasn't ovulated (pretty sure she did already though).
* Seeing folicular development swelling, or is reabsorbing, or the eggs are.. slugs.
Here is hopping they are just Calsifing ggs or for some reason, have shrunk due to the calcification process.
Guys/girls, can you *PLEASE* shed some light on this!? Is it possible the Ova swelled to huge proportions, shrunk down and calcified at the size of walnuts?
As they felt twice this size last month, Or am i "Going, slightly mad", and shes just so big they feel smaller.
Saying that, So far, not seen her laying on her side, or belly up... Only once saw her side laying, as I was revamping her enclosure to resemble a more naturalistic environment.
Her behaviour leads me to belive she may well be Gravid, as she's now hogging the heat, been more restless and hiding more. I have given her a couple more hides to choose from, cooler and warmer ones. some are heated with cable (sepratly Thermostatically controled, naturally), with led temp probes in the hides ti futrger check the hide and burrow temps.
Happy new year to you all, hope everyone had a good a time as you could in these uncertain times.
I am a little confused, and could do with some advice from people who have bread these before.
Up untill now, thought everything was going well, but now... I, do not... know!
Please note that I'm in the UK. It is currently winter here.
So, I started to (in September) cool my Woma pair, in October paired them; Was 6ft when i got her and is 7 now.
Male, is around 5 years old (and was a virgin male, but sevral sucseful locks have been noting, spanning upto a week at a time); He's about 4.5 - 5ft
Female, is about 7 years old (bought her as a proven Breeder).
Begining of October (almost within a week of mating) felt her producing folicles, felt 5, then 6 fastorward to November - December felt 8 all within a few weeks! I only palipated her monthly, to see how she was progressing with Folicular development.
In December, I swore she ovulated! So I turned the (nighttime) heat up. Second-guessing myself now.
Her follicles felt huge about the size of a plumb, maybe bigger, felt them get progressivly bigger from grape size.
As dfar as I'm aware eggs should be about the size of a chicken egg?
Past week or so,. she seems to of deflated to the point she doesn't look gravid anymore! I could just be staring at her too much though.
Although, she still seems to be chunky in lower third... but less so, As i'd find typical post Ov, before their swell post Ov slough.
So, I just palipated her again, at first felt nothing.. then fearing the worst-reabsobsion, waited for her to relax more, but can feel possibly 10 folicles/eggs... herin lies my conumdrum.
They seems to of shrunk to say walnut size! possibly smaller! Is this normal, is she reabsorbing/going to slug out?
My speculations are:
* They felt larger due to folicular growth and swelling, as she did swell and deflate a throughout.
* She hasn't ovulated (pretty sure she did already though).
* Seeing folicular development swelling, or is reabsorbing, or the eggs are.. slugs.
Here is hopping they are just Calsifing ggs or for some reason, have shrunk due to the calcification process.
Guys/girls, can you *PLEASE* shed some light on this!? Is it possible the Ova swelled to huge proportions, shrunk down and calcified at the size of walnuts?
As they felt twice this size last month, Or am i "Going, slightly mad", and shes just so big they feel smaller.
Saying that, So far, not seen her laying on her side, or belly up... Only once saw her side laying, as I was revamping her enclosure to resemble a more naturalistic environment.
Her behaviour leads me to belive she may well be Gravid, as she's now hogging the heat, been more restless and hiding more. I have given her a couple more hides to choose from, cooler and warmer ones. some are heated with cable (sepratly Thermostatically controled, naturally), with led temp probes in the hides ti futrger check the hide and burrow temps.