Rainbowsrus
08-27-12, 10:05 AM
I'm on baby watch as typical for this time of year. Right now I have one female in the "due window" with several more due to enter the window in a little over a week. I define the window as plus/minus 10 days from due date.
This female's due date was yesterday the 26th. Clearly gravid but had not been showing signs of being ready to drop. On the 25th I checked the cages in the morning and found her cage all fogged up.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/rainbows-r-us/BRB/2012%20Babies/Tiffany%20x%20Chuck/Tiffany_20120825a.jpg
and the paper to the left of the tub is all soggy...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/rainbows-r-us/BRB/2012%20Babies/Tiffany%20x%20Chuck/Tiffany_20120825b.jpg
I'm thinking cool, babies are here but wait a second.....
What's this doing in there?
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/rainbows-r-us/BRB/2012%20Babies/Tiffany%20x%20Chuck/Tiffany_20120825c.jpg
She shed? Right before due date? I have had females with interim sheds before, on rare occasions even two sheds between POS and parturition. But I don't recall ever seeing a interim shed this close to parturition. BTW, this would be Tiffany's first shed since her POS. She's now active and looking like a female almost ready to drop.
This female's due date was yesterday the 26th. Clearly gravid but had not been showing signs of being ready to drop. On the 25th I checked the cages in the morning and found her cage all fogged up.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/rainbows-r-us/BRB/2012%20Babies/Tiffany%20x%20Chuck/Tiffany_20120825a.jpg
and the paper to the left of the tub is all soggy...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/rainbows-r-us/BRB/2012%20Babies/Tiffany%20x%20Chuck/Tiffany_20120825b.jpg
I'm thinking cool, babies are here but wait a second.....
What's this doing in there?
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/rainbows-r-us/BRB/2012%20Babies/Tiffany%20x%20Chuck/Tiffany_20120825c.jpg
She shed? Right before due date? I have had females with interim sheds before, on rare occasions even two sheds between POS and parturition. But I don't recall ever seeing a interim shed this close to parturition. BTW, this would be Tiffany's first shed since her POS. She's now active and looking like a female almost ready to drop.