breeding females and feeding

when to stop feeding a female after they have locked a few times with a male or will she eat all the way up to birth or will she quit eating thank you

I did 3 days together 3 days apart and fed on the 2nd days apart. I offered her food the entire time. Sometimes she ate sometimes not. But it was a bit smaller meals than her usual as she got further along

and how long will she stay pregnant b4 laying the eggs

As long as she eats feed her I only stop offering after they ovulate, most will stop eating at that time and if some do not I prefer not to add extra stress after ovulation.

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Originally Posted by mdfreak2

and how long will she stay pregnant b4 laying the eggs

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Once female ovulate it take about 45 days in average for them to lay their eggs.

I feed my females up until they ovulate. Most females stop eating after ovulation.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Once female ovulate it take about 45 days in average for them to lay their eggs.

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what will she look like when she ovulates this is my first year sorry for all the noob ?'s i just want to make sure im doing everything right to keep the stress down on her thank yall for all the answers

I'm on my phone so I can't post pics but if u search for ovy or ovulation u will find pics. Her mid section will be obviously swollen but its hard to catch cuz it may last a few hours to two days

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Originally Posted by mdfreak2

what will she look like when she ovulates this is my first year sorry for all the noob ?'s i just want to make sure im doing everything right to keep the stress down on her thank yall for all the answers

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We all had the same questions at one point or another:rolleyes:. About 2/3 down her body she will swell. Most people describe it as "it looks like she swallowed a small Nerf football", which it honestly does:P. That area also feels somewhat solid. This lasts around 24-48 hours but is usually easily missed. Although the people who observe their snakes quite frequently get to see this occurance :).

I bought the kevin mccurley book the "complete ball python". It will teach you everything you need to know. Its a great book... will cost you $60 but you get 10x that in knowledge. Theres alot to know to keep everything tip top. and to have healthy snakes threw the process.