BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

Somethings got to give soon,shes close to shedding again,as big as a house ,just hope it isnt slugs again,its tempting to sqeeze them

gestation periods

the title

She's got to pop some time!

Getting waaaaaay too late for it to be gravid.

I still have two fatties here that shoulda coulda woulda.

Late droppers are my specialty,lol,going off blotchies when i had them indoors and stumpies,mid to late march was normal dropping time,some used to hold out till mid april even when woken up at start of july,its that cold still they seem to do squat till oct/november like the outdoor ones

This season i did what i used to do,not try to warm them to quick,seems to be best bet for my lot

Is she opaque or is your camera lense fogged up... No just kidding...
Is it in your experience that after a shed brings on the labor? Hope that she makes you happy with some nice young-uns.
Mike

Im not sure mike,havnt had western babies before,some species do seem to shed prior to birthing,but im starting to see the odd inconsistancy,so its not always the case,blotchies have been most consistant with it,bubs usually with in a week of shedding

Okie dokie,shes now shedding again,laboured breathings still looking good,hopefully get a result shortly,feels like 2 dakota gestations taped together waiting on her,lol

Her second shed since july wake up

Uploading some vid to u tube of her laboured breathing

Its titled laboured breathing in western bluetongue

She can't be too far off mate. I think mine were about 2 weeks after their shed. They also got quite cranky and bitey about a week out.

She got cranky for a bit last shed but mellowed again,be interesting to see if she gets narky again