I have 2 corn snakes that i got in 2024 i had both popped by a local breeder (one came from him) as male as at the time i didnt want females as i didnt want to deal with eggs(this changed when i got into hognoses)
I very occasionally get them out together mostly i like to get pics together they dont even seem stressed by this so thought it was ok
Well my butter turned out to be a girl and 1 min they were just sitting there the next they were locked
Now she coulr potentially be gravid
Now i was reserching to start breeding hognoses in a couple of years so i have decided is she does have eggs im going to try hatch them
I have an incubator and will pick up a rack if she lays eggs
My concern right not is timing i have a holiday booked for 31st july (lock happened 31st march)
What are my chances of getting to see them hatch
I know the general timescale that it takea 3-5 weeks then she will have a pre-lay shed then 1-2 weeks later lay her eggs
Then its 58 to 63 days to hatch but can take alot longer iv read as long as 93 days for 1 person
Which should put me at begining ro middle of july but im after first person experience
Like when did your lay and when did they hatch
Obviously with just the 1 lock thus may be obsolete but i want to be prepared
My girl is atleast 2yrs 6 month(i know thats younger than advised)but is probably closer to 3 to 3 and a half shes 4ft and 567g
My boy is just over 2yrs just under 4ft and 427g
At 78-82F, it’s probably going to take fewer than 80 days to hatch. Does that help?
Unfortunately there is a wide variety of days between lock and hatch. Many females aren’t ovulating quite yet but accept males, anyway. Due to this, their gravid period can vary widely.
A much better guess for hatch date would be after she actually lays her eggs, which should be 1-2 weeks after her pre-lay shed.
So, yes, given what we know now, there is a possibility the eggs will pip while you’re out of town. The good news is, though, it’s much more important to be home for mama when she lays her eggs (so you can get them incubating right away), as opposed to when the pips hatch. Little pips can survive in their incubation medium just fine while you’re away.
If she’s ovulating early, like many moms do this time of year, there’s a good chance you’ll be home for the pips.
Ditto. Mine were at 82 in a controlled incubation temp and they hatched at 69 days, which is actually longer than expected for that temp.
She’s plenty large enough to have a successful clutch of eggs. I’d imagine at that size, she’s over 3 years old.
Just wanted to ask… are you sure that they locked?
Males will wrestle so is it possible that it was a dominance display?
I assume the photo was a ‘moments before disaster’ one. Lol
Just wondering, have you been able to determine if your female is indeed gravid?
Sorry for late repy completely forgot I’d posted this
Its been 5 weeks (tuesday) since they locked and she’s been in shed since Saturday eyes cleared up yesterday
She has a lay box incase she is gravid and iv pocked up an incubator
Sorry for late reply i forgot id posted 
It was 5 weeks tueday from the lock and shes been in blue since Saturday
Im still not sure if she looks gravid but have provided her with a lay boy just incase
Sorry for late reply forgot id posted
It was 5 weeks tuesday since they locked and shes been in shed since Saturday
Still not sure if she looks gravid
Posted a pic on another comment
Thank you shes always loved her food 
Was 5 weeks on Tuesday since the lock and shes been in shed since Saturday
Still no idea if she looks gravid
I added a picture on another comment
Yes i could see his boy bits in her 
Was 5 weeks on Tuesday and been in shed since Saturday
No i honestly have no idea
Was 5 weeks tuesday since they locked and shes been in shed since Saturday
She’ll probably shed by the weekend, and then it’ll probably be 7-10 days before she settles down and lays. 
I teally hope so 
il be sad if she doesnt lay 
Was looking through my pictand thus was taken a month before the lock and she does look smaller
She’s looking triangle shaped in the back with the lower sides “blown out.” Looks very gravid to me.
She looks very gravid to me, also. After she sheds, if she is happy to move across your hand in a relaxed way, you’ll be able to feel the eggs. They sort of bump along like an oversized string of pearls. Looks like you can look forward to eggs soon.
I really hope so the last 5 weeks have really dragged
Hopefully if she is she wont keep me waiting to much longer
That would be really cool if i can
But that wont hurt her or the babies if she is
Definitely looks gravid to me, too! Such an exciting time! Like @deanaii said, she should shed soon and then ~7-10 days after that you should have eggs!