As in my previous posts, I wasn't too sure if my female ball python was even pregnant to begin with. Her symptoms were few, and far between. After awhile, I figured she wasn't pregnant. Until...I tried feeding her, she refused, twice. And we've always said "If Frodo doesn't eat, there's got to be something going on" - She'd probably eat a hot dog if you tossed it in there.

So we tried feeling her belly, to see if we noticed anything out of the ordinary. She was too tense to really feel anything, and even when she was just in the tank crawling around, there wasn't an actual difference.

She had "the glow" for awhile. Then a couple months later, when she'd coil up in her hide, you'd be able to see her belly sticking up just a little bit. But she didn't have any other signs, and wasn't drastically laying inverted, or seeking the coolest part of the tank. The pre-lay shed timing was off. So we figured she wasn't pregnant, and were about to schedule an appointment at the vet to see why she was not eating.

While in our living room this morning, we were just relaxing, watching TV. I walked past the snakes tank to grab something real quick, and noticed Frodo curled up around an egg, about to lay more.

From previously thinking she was pregnant, we had about half of the supplies to create our incubator. So we were set, a little bit. We had to rush into town to buy some other supplies, but we were good. We got everything set up and it's going nicely.

This is our first incubation process, and this is Frodo's first clutch of eggs.

6 of them to be exact.

We've read to keep the temperature in the incubator at a constant 88-90 degrees. We've only been to achieve 86 degrees. Then again, considering it's summer, and that room is on the highest level, I am assuming the temperatures will be able to rise beyond what the heater can provide, during the day time.

Though, is this an issue? (the two degree difference) Any advice would be appreciated.