Hello,

I will agree that every clutch of eggs you get (regardless of their value) provides you with practice for your incubation techniques. Take advantage of this potential opportunity to get a little practice hatching the eggs.

Keep in mind that you will need to construct or purchase an incubator. Although maternal incubation is an option with certain python species....it will not work with Ball Pythons. Ball Pythons do not engage in thermo-regulatory twitching which is required to raise or maintain proper egg temperatures during the incubation period.
In the wild, female Ball Pythons select an oviposition site (usually a burrow) that will naturally maintain stable temps and humidity levels which are conducive to proper embryonic development. Perhaps they did not evolve or develop the ability to maternally incubate ova because of the lack of necessity?
Anyway, you will need an incubator.

As for the potential offspring....it should not be difficult to find homes for the babies. You might be able to sell them or use them in trade for a species that does interest you. If not you can always let your other reptile buddies know about them and see who is interested in taking them.
Good luck with your clutch of eggs.

Your friend,
Harlin Wall - WALL TO WALL REPTILES!
970-245-7611
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• Accidental breeding? - varanid, Tue May 11 10:27:25 2010
• No such thing - mikebell, Tue May 11 11:14:48 2010
• could have been an accident - prestigepythons, Tue May 11 12:28:10 2010
• RE: could have been an accident - varanid, Tue May 11 12:30:19 2010
• RE: Accidental breeding? - anthony james mc, Tue May 11 12:55:14 2010
• RE: Accidental breeding? - varanid, Tue May 11 14:50:04 2010
• RE: Accidental breeding? - anthony james mc, Tue May 11 16:52:52 2010
• Agreed.... - amcroyals, Wed May 12 03:44:32 2010
• RE: Accidental breeding? - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Tue May 11 17:14:46 2010
• RE: Accidental breeding? - Shadow4108, Tue May 11 19:54:20 2010
• RE: Accidental breeding? - varanid, Tue May 11 21:18:36 2010
• Maternal Incubation - RandyRemington, Wed May 12 01:37:10 2010
• RE: Maternal Incubation - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Wed May 12 12:38:45 2010
• RE: Maternal Incubation - zippy00_99, Wed May 12 13:33:00 2010
• RE: Maternal Incubation - anthony james mc, Wed May 12 16:12:55 2010
• The importance of the distinction... - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Wed May 12 21:15:01 2010
• RE: The importance of the distinction... - RandyRemington, Wed May 12 22:59:34 2010
• RE: The importance of the distinction... - anthony james mc, Wed May 12 23:27:12 2010
• RE: The importance of the distinction... - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Thu May 13 01:51:42 2010
• RE: The importance of the distinction... - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Thu May 13 01:33:44 2010
• RE: The importance of the distinction... - RandyRemington, Thu May 13 18:48:43 2010
• RE: Accidental breeding? - kingofspades, Wed May 12 04:25:05 2010
• RE: Accidental breeding? - varanid, Wed May 12 09:44:32 2010