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I read somewhere that when female Ball Pythons coil around their water bowl it is a sign of them being gravid, is this true or is it another myth?
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1.12 Ball Pyhtons

Myth.. or are most of my males gravid?
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0.1 Pastel Col Red Tail - Phoebe
0.1 Normal Ball Python - Barbie
1.0 Normal Ball Python - Ken
0.1 Brz Rainbow Boa - Bonnie
1.0 Brz Rainbow Boa - Clyde
0.1 Green Anaconda -
0.1 Yellow Anaconda -
0.1 Yellow Head Retic - Pandora
0.1 Granite Burm Python - Bella
1.0 Normal Ball Python - Jack
1.0 Normal Ball Python - Jake
0.1 Normal Ball Python - Chrissy
0.1 African Rock Python -Sissy
1.0 100% Het Black Black Red Axanthic Ball Python - Raven
0.1 Red Axanthic Ball Python - Bourbon
1.0 Yellow Ghost Hypo - Sunny
0.1 Normal Ball Python HUGE over 8lbs - Scarlet
1.0 100% Het Albino Ball Python - Adam
0.1 100% Het Albino Ball Python - Eve
1.0 66% Het Albino Ball Python -
2.0 66 % Het Axanthic Ball Pythons - "Twins" Ding, Dong
1.0 Albino Ball Python -
0.1 100% Het Albino Ball Python -
0.4 High Yellow Ball Pythons -
0.4 Normal w.c. Ball Pythons - Mistakes
0.1 Jungle Ball Python -
0.8 Normal Ball Pythons -

0.1 Rottweiler - Shadow
1.0 Rottweiler - Reese

I saw it on a web site that it means they are gravid. Then I opened up a couple of cages and saw my males doing same thing and laughed out loud.
Do all pregnant women eat pickles?
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RicK @ BbI

Ball Boutique,Inc.
The home of the singing snakes!

This behavior is not associated with gravid females, but has been associated with female in follicular development. The animals are simply trying to get cooler by doing this. A gravid female tends to seek out temps in the mid to high 80's (i.e. you should expect a gravid female to bask more often than those that are not gravid).