Glow question

Little confused here. I always thought the glow was right before ovulation and after a lock.
The girl who I bred last year who gave me 4 good eggs is now glowing. No mistaking it at all. However I have not put any males with her since last season. Any insight? Am I just completely wrong on thinking I would need to pair her up before I would see signs like this? Especially this early in the season- cripes, its only November!

I think, and I could be wrong, they still go through the cycle just like a woman. However, without a pairing she will just absorb the eggs back, and lay nothing. I'm pretty sure i've seen this posted before, but I loose my mind quite frequently. Lol.

Retained sperm maybe?

The "glow" can take place weeks or even moths before they actually ovulate. I have noticed a few of my girls lighten up over the last week or so. If she is slamming food and has a "glow" to her I would start pairing. It won't hurt anything. Another thing, females will normally ovulate very close to the time they did the year before. When did she lay for you?

I am new to breeding ball pythons, could someone assist me in what ya'll mean by glow?

http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html

You should probably read this if you are breeding, and not sure what a glow is. :) Their colors lighten some times drastically.

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Originally Posted by sheffernan13

I am new to breeding ball pythons, could someone assist me in what ya'll mean by glow?

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When breeding a female will begin to lighten up in color. They wiil almost even look like a completely different snake. Once they ovulate they go back to thier normal color.

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Originally Posted by twistedtails

The "glow" can take place weeks or even moths before they actually ovulate. I have noticed a few of my girls lighten up over the last week or so. If she is slamming food and has a "glow" to her I would start pairing. It won't hurt anything. Another thing, females will normally ovulate very close to the time they did the year before. When did she lay for you?

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She laid in April of this year, eggs pipped in July. Guess I better decide who I am going to pair her with...now... I wasn't planning on putting anyone together for another couple months.

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Originally Posted by catawhat75

She laid in April of this year, eggs pipped in July. Guess I better decide who I am going to pair her with...now... I wasn't planning on putting anyone together for another couple months.

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If you are any good at palpating you can always palpate and wait until you feel follicles to pair her.