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Is she gravid?

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tochoa0124

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I have 2 corn snakes that I was given, both were suppose to be female and both have been raised together in one tank. They get along fine. Until one day I see them acting wild like a chase, got up and looked and they were locked up, this happened a couple times. Now this happened Feb 24 and she then shed on March 14. She has refused her meal for 2 weeks now. She pretty much stayed under her rock but after she shed has been very active. I did put a lay box in and took the male out. She has been climbing to the top screen and moving along that then falling down, I'm not really sure if she has eggs in her, sometimes the way she moves it looks like it and sometimes it doesn't, however she has been in and out of the lay box and not so much under her rock... This is my first time with snakes so I'm learning as I go, been doing a lot of reading. She does look a little bigger towards her middle and end. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I did get an incubator from a friend so I am prepared to see if their fertile and if they will hatch.
 
It does sound like she might be gravid. Has she shed yet? She will have a prelay shed and then lay her eggs up to 15 days later. It is usually 10 to 15 days. It is not uncommon for moms, especially new moms to be excited and constantly pace the tank. Once she is ready to lay she will calm down and rest in the nesting box. Do you have plans to incubate the eggs? If you do then I would plan on taking the water dish out and putting a very small one in there. If you are not planning on incubating then it isn't so much of a big deal.

Edit to add: Never mind I missed the last sentence evidently. I would offer a very small water dish. One that she can not get into and soak.
 
Thank you... yes I removed her water dish and replaced with a much smaller one.. she started digging right next to the box I'm afraid she will lay them there instead of her lay box... both male n female are about 3 yrs old but not sure how much they weigh... I'm pretty excited and nervous at the same time didn't expect this but we're looking forward to her laying eggs
 
She did shed on the 14th of this month... and I noticed them locked up on February 24... so from what I'm reading and learning everything seems on time
 
Yes I have 3other tanks n lights I plan on using until I sell or give them away... didn't plan on this nor looking to make money just for the experience... my kids are really excited too and willing to help
 
Oh ok... well I will see how many eggs she lays n how many make it and I will get container to house them in... thank you everyone for all the great advice and knowledge
 
She laid one egg last night around 7 but nothing since then... just looked in on her m she seems to be breathing heavy... the egg looked good nice n white:) I took it out this morning cuz I didn't want it to go bad.. I'll keep ya posted
 
You say that you have never bred before. I'd like to give you some advice but totally up to you if you take it - and of corse our corn snakes are different so may vary. But when our female corn laid her 11 eggs (she was around 2.5 years old) she was totally exhausted afterwards (as expected). She would barely move and drink moisture off the side of her lay box even though there was fresh water in the middle of her tank. We thought at one point that she was going to die because of her behavior. I had to feed water to her myself by tipping it up and letting her put her head in and she wouldn't venture out of her lay box. Something to look out for. In the end we brought some calcium powder which we dipped the mouse's nose in and fed her every few days. Within a few weeks she was back to her normal self. I am only telling you this because when we were in fear of our female corn snake acting like this, we couldn't find ANYTHING online about it. Good luck to you all :) Its definitely an experience.
 
Thank you for that advice it will definitely help me understand what to possibly expect. .. she just laid her second egg about 30 min ago... not in her box tho she moved around a bit after n now is back in her box. .. I'm just trying to watch her closely... thank you everyone
 
Hope all goes well with these eggs, exciting times!

Some advice for right now though, stop checking on momma snake. I know it's hard!!! But leave her be until before you go to bed. Constantly checking on her may stress her out, which is the last thing you want at this time. The eggs will be fine in her tank until then.

While cohabbing and accidental breeding is not ideal at all and is frowned upon (as accidental breeding is one of the big concerns with cohabbing) it is in fact how we got our start.

Being on these forums has taught us SO MUCH, it has been priceless information.

Keep in mind that while you are incubating these eggs, you will have 60 days to get everything in order. Building a rack is not a very hard thing to do at all, which is what I would suggest to house the babies. It can be done VERY cheap, almost even free if you know where to look and what to look for.

Feel free to PM me if you'd like information on how to build a DIY rack, I could walk you through.

Like I said, I hope all goes well, and may your future breedings be planned, like ours turned out to be!
 
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