Gravid Ball Python Handling

Ok so this might sound like a dumb question but when a bp is gravid is it ok to hold her or would that decrease the chance of the eggs coming out healthy? and i'm not saying that it's something i would do, i'm just saying would it hurt her?

The less stress you impose on a gravid BP, the better. Gently moving a gravid female for cleaning/maintenance/ultrasound is one thing. Holding her just because you want to is another. Maybe I'm influenced by the female perspective on this, but it's always a good thing to make pregnant females - regardless of species - as comfortable as possible, and that means reducing interaction to "only what is absolutely necessary" in my book.

Just my $.02...

K~

Being a female that has been pregnant several times, I would have to agree with Kevin. Being pregnant is enough stress on the body.

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Originally Posted by Ladydragon

Being a female that has been pregnant several times, I would have to agree with Kevin. Being pregnant is enough stress on the body.

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Kevin?:O:rofl:

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Originally Posted by Ladydragon

Being a female that has been pregnant several times, I would have to agree with Kevin. Being pregnant is enough stress on the body.

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That's Kara! :P

:oops: gah.. sorry Kara.. thats what lack of sleep does. :rolleye2: my two little ones decided to play the lets keep mom up for 36 hours marathon. :please:please forgive :D

LOL...no harm done. :)

I barely handled any of my gravid females this past season, except to clean their tub when needed. Even then, I would just cradle them like a baby, cleaning the cage as quickly as I could.

thanks for the responses.