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Well I started cooling my male and then due to a lack of space gave up the idea of breeding him to my two females this season and just put him in with them. I never witnessed a breeding but last week the smaller female struck my boyfriend. Then tonight I opened the cage and she bolted into the living room under my ferrets raised cage. I reached under to pull her out and almost got tagged. We had to use a hook to get her out and back in her enclosure. She is normally very even tempered and calm, I even use her when I'm showing how large ball pythons get to parents with children. She's always been easy to handle and never even hissed. I've been told that this is a good sign she's gravid but since I've never saw a mating I'm unsure. What do you think?
Sera
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3.7 ball pythons (5 normal, 2 het axanthic, lemon, blush, reduced)
1.2 king snakes (1 chocolate, 2 albino)
1.1 colombian red tail boas
1.1 pueblan milksnakes
2.2 african house snakes
2.1 striped albino gophers
1.2 burmese pythons (1 albino, 2 hets)
1.1 southern copperheads
1.1 dumeril's boas
3.3 corns (miami, okatee, snow, caramel, 2 creamsicle)
1.1 jungle corns
0.2 ferrets
0.2 degus
0.1 salcotta tortoise
1.1 rats
1.0 lab/beagle puppy
1.0 parakeet
0.0.1 human on the way

Hi there,

Well, I doubt she is gravid if you never witnessed a single ovulation and have not been regularing their temps, but it would be helpful to know:

1) When did you have the animals together and for how long?
2) How big is the female?
3) When was the female's last meal?

Thanks, Christy

They have been together for a few weeks now and she is abour 4 1/2 feet long and regularly (once a week or so) eats a thousand gram rat. I don't know if she oveulated because I haven't been able to handle her since right before they were put together as I'm pregnant and pretty much on bed rest. Thanks for any help,
Sera
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3.7 ball pythons (5 normal, 2 het axanthic, lemon, blush, reduced)
1.2 king snakes (1 chocolate, 2 albino)
1.1 colombian red tail boas
1.1 pueblan milksnakes
2.2 african house snakes
2.1 striped albino gophers
1.2 burmese pythons (1 albino, 2 hets)
1.1 southern copperheads
1.1 dumeril's boas
3.3 corns (miami, okatee, snow, caramel, 2 creamsicle)
1.1 jungle corns
0.2 ferrets
0.2 degus
0.1 salcotta tortoise
1.1 rats
1.0 lab/beagle puppy
1.0 parakeet
0.0.1 human on the way

No, she's not gravid if she's still eating like a hog and they have only been together a few weeks - sounds like you are though .

Good luck, Christy