Quote Originally Posted by bkhuff1s View Post
She's about the shed, does that mean she's close? She shed about a month ago as well.

I've seen my snakes shed in mid to late stages. It doesn't indicate anything except that she needs to shed. The need to shed can be because she's expanding and her old skin is just too tight. That could be the reason she's shedding so close to the last shed. So no, it doesn't mean she's close but it usually means she's getting bigger.

Try to see her when she's somewhat stretched out, not curled up. Are her scales in the last 1/3 or so of her body separated, with skin in between? In other words, scales don't touch each other? When she gets that far expanded, it won't be long.

Oh, also, if you cool her down at night (you should for a few hours) down to 65-70 F, you might notice some muscle twitching in that area of her body in the morning. That's her attempt to generate heat to warm up the babies. You see separated scales, twitching around 70 F, you know it's getting close and it's time to remove the water dish. She may begin to act strangely and twitch a lot, 12-48 hours before birth, even when it's warm.

That's just my experience. Experiences vary.