Post lay feeding question

How long should you wait to feed a ball python after it lays a clutch of eggs I just got my first clutchhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b4652c6caa.jpg


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Congrats on the first clutch. I've bred snakes OTHER than BPs with clutches of eggs resulting...usually I take my cue from the momma snake. They are
typically tired for a day or so after laying, but after that show a huge eagerness for food, at which point I feed them. I don't think the kind of snake matters...
any snake laying eggs will be tired first, and then very hungry.

I checked on her this morning she later last night and she was definitely tired. I figured 2-3 days is when I would try. I just wanted advice from someone experienced


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Yeah, take your cue from her, for sure. She's definitely earned "room service" whenever she's ready. ;)

Make sure to clean and disinfect her tub completely, wash off the snake (you can wipe her down with a chlorexidine solution) and offer food whenever you feel like it.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Make sure to clean and disinfect her tub completely, wash off the snake (you can wipe her down with a chlorexidine solution) and offer food whenever you feel like it.

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Can I use FX10 to disinfect her I have that around I don’t have clorhexadine


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Originally Posted by Arlton

Can I use FX10 to disinfect her I have that around I don’t have clorhexadine


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yes you can

Awesome thank you for the information


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Soap and water works also :gj:

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Originally Posted by highqualityballz

Soap and water works also :gj:

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Probably don't need the soap either, just water is all I can remember using to clean up a snake after egg-laying.

I personally have never (& would never) use F10 or chlorhexidine ON the snake itself, perhaps because I read & take the label precautions seriously, & because like us,
snakes can absorb things thru their skin; like ours, their bodies depend on "friendly bacteria" to function, and such products do not discriminate, so I remain cautious.

To me, F10 & chlorhexidine are great to clean cages & implements, but not for use on the snakes themselves. Can you do it & have some gotten away with
doing this? -those are different questions & one we each have to answer for ourselves, I guess.