Ovulation?

[RCritter]

Looks like it could be? Lots of scale separation.

[TheWinWizard]

Re: Ovulation?

Yes, it could be. You have fed recently?

[taxcollector]

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If you havent fed recently, it deffinitely could be an ovulation! Some girls swell considerably larger than normal girth and some not so much from what I've seen this year

[RCritter]

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8 days ago was last feeding and this seems to be spread out a little more than the food bump normally is. They have been together since early October.

[weird_science04]

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That picture is not a really good picture of it. Could be a pre-ovulation swell.

Star

[tsblair]

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It could possibly be, but I'd have to see her before and after pics without her tied up with the male.

[Afterman]

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Hi everyone.

New to this forum and trying to learn as much as I can to breed my boas.
What are some sign when a female is ovulating? Thank you for
Any help

[Morgans Boas]

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I believe she Is having a pre-ov swell . A pre-ov swell will spread out wide . An ovulation spreads out upward, like she Is trying to lift her body off of the floor. That section of her body is often stretched out , and the male will usually stay away from the female about 5 days prior to her ovulating.
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Here is a pre-ov swell -
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2003_0102Image0008 by munchang111, on Flickr
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Same female ovulating -
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2003_0118Image0004 by munchang111, on Flickr
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Other ovulations -

some have dirty cages because I won't move any female during this time period -
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IMG_4964 by munchang111, on Flickr
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IMG_0623 by munchang111, on Flickr
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IMG_3426 by munchang111, on Flickr
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ovulating here -
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IMG_5097 by munchang111, on Flickr
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same Boa a few days later , ovulating again on the other side -
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IMG_0461 by munchang111, on Flickr
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Next three pics are on the same day - large ovulation -
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IMG_5087 by munchang111, on Flickr
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IMG_5088 by munchang111, on Flickr
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IMG_5090 by munchang111, on Flickr

[taxcollector]

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Here is a pre-ov swell -

Is there an average time between a pre ovulation swell and the actual ovulation?

[Morgans Boas]

Re: Ovulation?

A pre-ov swell means that the follicles are increasing in size and that the female is ready for courtship. It doesn't mean that she will ovulate. Males don't always perform as hoped , or they go into a shed at the wrong time . Their is also the ability for a female to retain sperm for periods of time and ovulate well after the male is no longer present . There is no set time between pre-ov swell , and ovulation. I've also witnessed full-blown multiple penetrations, and the females never ovulate . Boa breeding is a frustrating thing, at least for me .

[zamora]

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That can actually answer a lot of questions for you.