congo_python
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pre-lay till egg laying period
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congo_python
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My olive went day 29 two years ago and this year she was day 32, 27 good eggs 4 slugs and the fourth was about 8 hours after taking all the eggs away from her, weird ??
i assume you red that in keeping and breeding australian pythons? if so i think its a misprint??? yes it would appear they can go that long but its def. not the average.
PimmsPythons
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my albino darwin went 34 days this year
only just checked my actual dates and my albino female is at day 38 today aswell.... cant wait to 'see what happens'. hopefully some nice healthy eggs, well that'd be better then a clutch of slugs atleast.
have another femal that is about day 20.. she is loving the cold end for some reason and chosing to maintain a body temp of 27... i think she will go a while also.
PimmsPythons
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my other darwin layed last night after 31 days
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i and a couple of my mates were sure she would drop on day 40, she had settled in the lay box in a loose coil and the bulge had moved down to the vent... basically all signs it was due, the next day however she was out and franticly looking for food... this isnt the first time this has happened to my with young females... basically has a false pregnancy. all signs of eggs etc to the point were the incubater is ready she feels gravid etc and then nothing... what ever flud is responsible for the 'egg lumps' is reabsorbed and nothing... basically there were never any eggs, just fooled everyone... haha. hopefully next season i guess.
anyone else honest enough to admit they have been fooled like this? i know of several others but i wont mention any names
sorry for the bump. but so fake pregnancies really do happen?!?!
i swear my female was not pregnant, but finally started thickening up past couple weeks and baskin belly up since Thursday, so just in case made a nest which she got stuck into right away and preceded to coil into some strange yogo like possies and is still in one right now. i even thought she was going to lay last night during odd restless behaviour and got sweet FA sleep. Looks this way for tonight too
yes i am a noob at breeding, only done once before. but from memory she was fat for a long time, not a couple weeks... i kept thinking maybe its a false pregnancy like in dogs, but couldnt find any info... is it common? in hindsight did you realise there were clues at all? just want to make sure i am not missing smtg important. and hopefully encourage me to sleep lol
i swear my female was not pregnant, but finally started thickening up past couple weeks and baskin belly up since Thursday, so just in case made a nest which she got stuck into right away and preceded to coil into some strange yogo like possies and is still in one right now. i even thought she was going to lay last night during odd restless behaviour and got sweet FA sleep. Looks this way for tonight too
yes i am a noob at breeding, only done once before. but from memory she was fat for a long time, not a couple weeks... i kept thinking maybe its a false pregnancy like in dogs, but couldnt find any info... is it common? in hindsight did you realise there were clues at all? just want to make sure i am not missing smtg important. and hopefully encourage me to sleep lol
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anyone else honest enough to admit they have been fooled like this? i know of several others but i wont mention any names
interesting and any ideas why this happens? I have a matrure female that this happened to as well..
you could see the lumps then.. nothing :shock: and the male was definitely fertile as he fathered other clutches..
any links to any reseach information regarding these situations would also be appreciated
Lozza
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Bad luck Jasonanyone else honest enough to admit they have been fooled like this? i know of several others but i wont mention any names
I had the exact same thing with my blonde mac this season - she had lumps, was basking belly up in the laying box etc but nothing. I tried her a week ago with a rat and she smashed it and is now back to normal :? Was her 1st season too.
snakecharma
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i had a BHP go 36 days but the first egg was a woppa so one wonder she couldnt get it out in time lol
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Good Luck next season Jason..
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