I HAVE A MALE AND FEMALE BALL PYTHON THAT I JUST PUT TOGETHER LAST NIGHT. WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING THEY WERE INTERLOCKED IN A SEXUAL MANNER. WHAT SHOULD I DO BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THE MALE WAS TOO YOUNG AND NEVER CHANGED THE TEMP OR LIGHTING FOR EITHER ONE, MUCH LESS KEPT RECORDS OF TEMPATURE HIGHS AND LOWS? ALSO HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO GET AN INCUBATOR AND WHAT CAN I DO TO READY THE FEMALE FOR THE EGG LAYING PROCESS? SHOULD I LEAVE THE MALE IN WITH THE FEMALE FOR THE WHOLE THING? ANY FEEDBACK WILL BE VERY HELPFULL BECAUSE I'M VERY INTERESTED IN RAISING THE BABIES.
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QUESTION ON BREEDING MY BALL PYTHONS
JMILLR2101
Oct 26, 2003 02:04 PM
Replies (2)
jeff favelle
Oct 26, 2003 05:26 PM
You'll get 10x more replies if you don't type in capital letters. Its the equivalent of yelling. And most people don't respond to yelling.
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Christy Talbert
Oct 29, 2003 01:31 PM
Make sure the female has a warm spot of 90 degrees or so during the day and about 80 at night. Also make sure she has a cool end of the cage where she can get away from the heat. Keep her temps as I just described until around April 1.
Leave the male with her for a few days until they slow down. Separate him for a week or so (you can feed both then, then re-introduce him. Keep doing this all winter/spring. Around April 1, warm up your girl so her hot area is 90 day and night. With a little luck, soon after she will ovulate (Swell up huge like she's eaten a huge meal). A month later she will shed. A month after her shed she'll lay.
As you can see, it's a long process...but worth the wait.
GOOD LUCK!
Christy
