Ok, could someone explain whats going on?

[DannyHog]

I have two ball pythons that have been housed together for years, a male and a female. Now today i came home and saw them coiled together, and deffinately copulating. I don't know whats going on because nothing about the setup has changed to replicate breeding conditions and I've never thought about breeding them, except it probably is a bit silly to have housed them together without thinking of that. could someone tell me ,if this turns out to be a successful fertilization, how long it would take for eggs to develop and what may have happened to cause them to start breeding?

[The Serpent Merchant]

Housing 2 snakes together is not a good idea, there are many bad things that can happen such as unintended breeding. I would advise to separate them immediately.

[DannyHog]

this is the first thing thats happened in over five years, I'm finding a place to put the make right now, but could someone please tell me what to do about the actual breeding?

[KatStoverReptiles]

There's really no way to tell whether or not it will result in eggs. Just as with people, it only takes once. It could be as soon as 4 or so months.

Nothing about the setup needs to change. If you put a male and a female together, breeding will ultimately result.

[snakesRkewl]

Are you 100% positive one is a female, males will attempt to lock up other males in a sign of dominance too.

[DannyHog]

trust me, its a girl. Tail shape, ventral spines, and probing all say so. and the other is a make for sure. I guess wait and see if eggs result, and hopefully if they do i can try incubating them, if its viable

[KatStoverReptiles]

trust me, its a girl. Tail shape, ventral spines, and probing all say so. and the other is a make for sure. I guess wait and see if eggs result, and hopefully if they do i can try incubating them, if its viable

Just so you know...tail shape and spurs are not reliable indicators of gender.

[Mike41793]

There's no such thing as "breeding conditions". There are certain things that can be done if youre trying to get them to pair up, but if you house a pair together eventually they will copulate.
If there was such a thing as "breeding conditions" for humans, i wouldnt have a chance...LOL

[DannyHog]

Just so you know...tail shape and spurs are not reliable indicators of gender.

true but it does reinforce the signs I got by the probe method.

[Sama]

http://ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html
Things to look for if she is gravid. Kind of a beginners picture guide