need help Ball python has eggs!!!

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Originally Posted by boasandballs

No they probably need humidity. If you have an airconditioner near the tank I would definatly get the incubator. When did she lay them?

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she laid them tues sometime when i was at work , i can leave the ac off , or try to move the tank , its a 4' long tank sitting on a coffee table , how can i raise the humidity level. i talk to alot of people , its about 50/50 on incubate or have her do it , i can mist the cage with a spray bottle every couple of days if that works

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

Yeah, I would let her do it on her own. Good luck! Even if they were to males, that's an even better reason to keep them seperate. They can fight. I would make sure to seperate after this. You can even just divide the cage to make it easier.

Where is the male now?

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the male is still with her but doesnt get real close , he seems like he wants to get out , at times , like going to the top of the tank , he might be hungery again ,

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Originally Posted by zman

the male is still with her but doesnt get real close , he seems like he wants to get out , at times , like going to the top of the tank , he might be hungery again ,

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Yeah, or he's scared for his life with a cranky female on eggs. lol. I would get him out of there. You can go to Walmart and get a storage tub to stick him in, with a heat pad of course.

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Originally Posted by zman

she laid them tues sometime when i was at work , i can leave the ac off , or try to move the tank , its a 4' long tank sitting on a coffee table , how can i raise the humidity level. i talk to alot of people , its about 50/50 on incubate or have her do it , i can mist the cage with a spray bottle every couple of days if that works

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Take a wet towel and throw it over the top, or take a Tupperware bowl fill it with damp moss (or a sponge) and punch some holes in it and throw it in there. You can mist, but don't get the eggs wet, they will loose their calcium strength. I would pm one of the mods (guys in red or green) or some of the guys in italics on here and get them to help you.

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

Yeah, or he's scared for his life with a cranky female on eggs. lol. I would get him out of there. You can go to Walmart and get a storage tub to stick him in, with a heat pad of course.

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i ask a lady at a pet store she seemed up to date with info on breeding she it is fine for her to hatch the eggs herself , the male seems fine , he just keeps his distance , he seems like he knows his boundrires with her at this time

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Originally Posted by zman

i ask a lady at a pet store she seemed up to date with info on breeding she it is fine for her to hatch the eggs herself , the male seems fine , he just keeps his distance , he seems like he knows his boundrires with her at this time

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I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't think the pet store lady knows what she's doing. Only very experienced owners should keep ball pythons together, and it is rarely ever two males. They need to be separated. I only want whats best for your snakes. You don't want to stress her out, or you could loose the eggs.

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Originally Posted by zman

i ask a lady at a pet store she seemed up to date with info on breeding she it is fine for her to hatch the eggs herself , the male seems fine , he just keeps his distance , he seems like he knows his boundrires with her at this time

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I was just thinking. Depending on where the female and eggs are located in the tank, she could be making it hard for him to thermoregulate...

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

I was just thinking. Depending on where the female and eggs are located in the tank, she could be making it hard for him to thermoregulate...

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what does that mean, the eggs are in the far left corner of the tank away from every thing

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't think the pet store lady knows what she's doing. Only very experienced owners should keep ball pythons together, and it is rarely ever two males. They need to be separated. I only want whats best for your snakes. You don't want to stress her out, or you could loose the eggs.

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i do have another fairly large tank , i would just have to set it up , bedding water bowl , just take some stuff out of the other tank

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Originally Posted by zman

what does that mean, the eggs are in the far left corner of the tank away from every thing

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Where is your hot side? Ball pythons need a hot side and a cool side to thermoregulate. If the female is keep him away from getting to the hot side of the enclosure he can't thermoregulate.