Will the MOTHER ball python eat her babies when they hatch

:please:WILL THE MOTHER BALL PYTHON EAT HER BABIES WHEN THEY HATCH? AND WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO SEPARATE THEM FROM THIER MOTHER?

No - ball pythons eat rodents. I incubate the eggs artificially, so they are removed the day she lays.

I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PYTHONS EXCEPT FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET. TIMID IS NORMALLY SWEET AND A LITTLE SHY AROUND STANGERS. BUT SHE'S REALLY FUSSIE OVER THESE 4 EGGS. IS THER ANYTHING I NEED TO DO TO HELP THEM HATCH? THE FIRST ONE PEEEK HIS HEAD OUT AT 4AM THIS MORNI NG:oops:

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Originally Posted by litleft

I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PYTHONS EXCEPT FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET. TIMID IS NORMALLY SWEET AND A LITTLE SHY AROUND STANGERS. BUT SHE'S REALLY FUSSIE OVER THESE 4 EGGS. IS THER ANYTHING I NEED TO DO TO HELP THEM HATCH? THE FIRST ONE PEEEK HIS HEAD OUT AT 4AM THIS MORNI NG:oops:

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Congratulations on your babies, but you really should have been getting this information during the two months she's been caring for them, or even better, before you decided to breed her. Here is the sticky on hatchling care. Read every sticky you can on this site (at the top of each sub-forum thread list).

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...Hatchling-Care

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Originally Posted by annarose15

congratulations on your babies, but you really should have been getting this information during the two months she's been caring for them, or even better, before you decided to breed her. Here is the sticky on hatchling care. Read every sticky you can on this site (at the top of each sub-forum thread list).

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...hatchling-care

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i have read every thing i can find on ball pythons and pastel pythons from buying to breeding and evrything about hatch normally with the mother. There is so much more i need to know. I'll try to poist some pictures this week. Is there anything i need to do to help these little guys get out of thier shell?

normals to pastels there all the same kind of snake. There isnt a lot of people that still let the mother incubate her own eggs. You can take the mother out if you want to prevent her from possible crushing her young but she wont be happy about it. Some people cut there eggs some dont so its kind of up to you.

I lol'd.

Then you think about all the people who have human babies without preparation...

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Originally Posted by MrLang

I lol'd.

Then you think about all the people who have human babies without preparation...

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This isnt something to joke about, my mom tried to eat me when i hatched... Been struggling to survive since Day 1:rofl:

Wow.... Just....wow... Where to start with this one lol

1) how did you acquire this gravid snake? Do you have a pair housed together? How exactly did you get into this situation??
2) i agree with annarose to read the sticky
3) the momma will be protective of her eggs. You should remove her to make it easier to remove the eggs
4) have all the snakes pipped? If so, they should crawl out, then you should place them into their own homes. If not, i would look up some videos on youtube about how to "cut" ball python eggs