This morning I saw my female looking like this. Last time she ate was on Jan 18 and I’ve been pairing her with my male since the end of November.
Is this an ovulation or could she still be developing?
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Well, since she looks like she ate a football and that’s the classic ovulation visual cue… Yes.
Mark the date. In three weeks she should shed. 30 or so days past that shed she should lay unless she reabsorbs.
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Still jealous that BPs have a visual cue for ovulation. Corns get a bit fatter in breeding season, and with practice one can feel the bumps as they crawl over a a smooth cloth laid across the palm, but it is still quite possible to miss it.
Best of luck, @mimemires !
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Thanks!
I was able to feel the follicles really easy when they were marble sized, then I didn’t feel them again until they were about the size of a chicken egg and was worried she could re absorb. But now the ovulation is good news.
I was told she was possible yb leopard and 100% het lav and the male is a black head lavender 100% het pied. I don’t think she is yb but could be leopard since is hard to tell on pieds.
I would be happy if she end proving leopard and have some bh leopard dreamsicles. Fingers crossed!
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Sounds like you’ll get some pretty babies, regardless.
Thanks you!
Update:
After the possible ovulation I wasn’t able to feel anything inside her like before, like all the follicles disappeared.
A couple days ago I put the male in for a possible final lock and she wasn’t receptive as before. No tail wagging, no moving around him in the terrarium, and I saw he tried 2 times and then they went opposites directions on the enclosure. Before he was able to lock in the first day and she was always super receptive. Is this also good news? Is it normal to not feel the follicles/eggs after ovulations?
I won’t be pairing them anymore and just hope she has her prelay shed soon to have peace of mind and prepare the incubator. I guess I shouldn’t worried as much but is kinda hard since it will be my first clutch.
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Following to see what happens with your girl. I went through the same thing with my girl and am still waiting to be surprised if we get a clutch!
I had a breeder buddy of mine feel her and he didn’t think there was anything for me to get excited about. 
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It seems like she is starting her pre lay shed cicle. She looks opaque and her eyes are starting to look glassy, not in blue yet but glassy for sure. She should be shedding in 7-10 days probably and that would also confirm the ovulation
Saturday was feeding day and I offered her a small rat, showed interest but didn’t took it.
Still looking huge and chunky, now also lumping, even though her last meal was on jan 18.
Fingers crossed for her.
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