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Old 11-28-2009, 06:34 AM   #3
wendhend
I usually find it is pretty obvious when a corn snake is gravid. Her bottom half will be swollen, and you should be able to feel the individual eggs forming and get a pretty accurate count of how many there will be. This is how I check my females: Place the snake on the floor. Holding her semi-firmly with your thumb on her back and your index finger on her belly, allow her to slither through your hand. You should feel prominent bumps passing through your fingers if she has ovulated. Fertile eggs tend to feel more firm and prominent than slugs, from my experience. Also, corn snakes will start refusing food two or more weeks before they lay eggs. If you have a fat female refusing food, be suspicious!