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    do females lay eggs once a year(like birds) even if they arent being bred?

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    Re: question...

    Quote Originally Posted by mackattack
    do females lay eggs once a year(like birds) even if they arent being bred?
    It is extremely rare that a female ball python will lay eggs without being bred. I've only heard of it happening a handful of times.

    Usually it takes many factors (environmental changes, copulation with a male, etc) to get females to ovulate and lay eggs.

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