New to breeding need the steps for this years breeding season have some knowledge- BP

[BWJ Reptiles]

Hi im new to this site and i was looking for threads that talked about the steps of breeding ball pythons but could not find one. i have recently bought a male spider proven breeder and he has had clutchs in the past. then i purchased a female normal 2 years old 1300 grams and has alot of girth on her and never passes up a meal. i heard that breeding season starts in november 1st and need to know what i do. when to introduce them and when to stop and when to prepare for eggs ovulation ect. so if anyone could help me that would be great thank you- Brandon

[Inknsteel]

http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html

That's one of the best breeding guides I've seen... Make sure you do your research and that you're really ready before you think about pairing your animals. What are you going to do if you can't sell the babies? Are you prepared to house them and feed them and keep them after they hatch?

[Annarose15]

Not to be the voice of reason or anything, but are you really planning to breed this fall (aka two months from now), and are only just now looking for information on how? How long have you had the BPs you acquired, and have you taken care of them in the past? Making eggs is relatively easy, it's everything else that takes some time and knowledge.

[Kaorte]

Breeding season starts whenever you want it to. It doesn't have to be November.

I'd hold off on breeding if you don't even know what the basic steps are. I've had ball pythons for 4 years. This will be my first breeding season and I have been researching and preparing since I started getting into BP morphs. I've spend a lot of time and money making sure I will be prepared for babies.

I suggest you do the same.

[Inknsteel]

Not to be the voice of reason or anything, but are you really planning to breed this fall (aka two months from now), and are only just now looking for information on how? How long have you had the BPs you acquired, and have you taken care of them in the past? Making eggs is relatively easy, it's everything else that takes some time and knowledge.

+1. I'm at work so I often don't have time to type out everything I want to say in my replies. I think for a new keeper such as the OP, the focus should be on your current snakes: achieving and maintaining the proper environment for them, ensuring that you really have the passion and patience for ball pythons that it's going to take when you start thinking about breeding them. If this is your first season with your first snake, I would focus on your husbandry and just being able to properly keep and care for them before you jump in the deep end...

[Simplex]

Im sorry... Cause i know I probably made posts like this too when i started but :facepalm:

Use the search function. READ READ READ its alot of work.. More than u think.. 2 snakes are easy... What if u hit 8 eggs. Are u equipped to handle that influx???

[digizure]

I'm going to breed my pythons this fall for the first time as well. I was wondering if it would be okay to remove the hideaway when I introduce the male into the female's tub? I just don't see how they'd have enough room together... It's a 41 qt tub.

[Kaorte]

I'm going to breed my pythons this fall for the first time as well. I was wondering if it would be okay to remove the hideaway when I introduce the male into the female's tub? I just don't see how they'd have enough room together... It's a 41 qt tub.

I take everything out but the substrate.

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[jbean7916]

My big girls don't have hides anyway but I would remove them.

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[digizure]

I use paper towel. Is it ok for them to lay eggs on paper towel? I'm curious, who does not use hides in tubs? Either during breeding or all year.