I have bred Ball Pythons since 1993 and believe it or not I have yet to have an egg bound female! That's not to say it can't happen if you breed a female that is not "thick" enough to pass them. I have had females go up to 40 days past the Prelay shed date and had perfectly good eggs. Also if the female didn't use the basking spot that tells me 2 things, first that your hot spot is likely to warm because most females will sit on the heat 2/3 of the time as long as it is betwwen 86-90 F , which by the way is the same temp requirement for incubating the eggs! Second since she maintained a temp a few degrees cooler than "normal" because she didn't use the basking site then I would also bet that it will take her a few more days than the average 30 days from Prelay shed to egglaying. By the way of the 7 clutches I currently have incubating the average time from Prelay shed to egg laying has been 33 1/2 days with a basking site of 86 of which they were on most of the time! Anthony McCain-McCain's Reptiles. www.ballpythonspecialist.com

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