What do you think? Building or getting ready to lay eggs

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What do you make out of this? Building or getting ready to lay eggs, I have been observing this behavior since late march or early april, I can’t say for sure exactly. I don’t know if I missed her ovulation or she didn’t have it yet. But these are the dates that I marked as maybe her pre-lay shed (May 1, 2026) and (May 28, 2026). Last time i fed her was also (May 28, 2026), I didn’t offer her any after that, so I’m not sure if she’s off feed. I would also like to add that I live in a tropical country, so I can’t really say anything about her behavior in regards to staying on the cold side or hot side, cause I just use the ambient temp/humidity here. I would also include that this is one of my girls that didn’t go last year.

1st Lock: December 3, 2025 (Lock)
2nd Lock January 7, 2026 (Lock)
3rd Lock: February 1, 2026 (Lock)
4th Lock: March 1, 2026 (Lock)
5th Lock: March 15. 2026 (Lock)
6th Lock: April 1, 2026 (No Lock)
7th Lock: April 15, 2026 (No Lock)
Pre-Lay Shed: May 1, 2026

What I meant in the “no lock” is i haven’t observed them lock, maybe I’ve missed it. She is currently around 1800g. Thanks for the responses.

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Given you can clearly see the eggs in her belly, you are well past the “building” stage

I suspect she will drop soon, have your incubator ready

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Oh my bad, she was this fat last year and did not go, so I was not so sure. Was her prelay shed May 28, 2026? And the May 1, 2026 was a normal shed? Or is this one of the rare instances that a female had 2 shed cycles before laying?

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I am guessing the 1Apr and 28Apr sheds you mentioned above were supposed to be May and not April?? If that is the case, my suspicion is that you just have one of those odd girls that sheds twice before dropping. I also suspect that means she will not have the normal post-lay shed, but I could be wrong there

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oh yes it was supposed to be may 1 and may 28, sorry my bad with the typo.