Mercy please, I'm a noob. Are my wrinkled eggs salvagable?

You can candle the eggs to see if they are viable.

If they look like "eggs" and not brownish, clearish, collapsed, etc. then they might be live eggs. To candle, you get a tiny flashlight(think like those cheap little LED flashlights) and hold it to the egg(turn the lights off to see better). You should see veins, or if the eggs are far along, you may even see babies moving about.

Where are the eggs? If you left them in the enclosure and the female is not still wrapped on them, I would think they are not viable, since the female usually instintively will stay coiled around them. It's very hard to be sure that the temp/humidity are right in the enclosure with the adult though. If in something to incubate them, you'll want to make sure the temps and the humidity are strictly controlled because if the eggs get too hot or too cold, or aren't humid enough, you can have deformed hatchlings which would be quite horrible to have to witness. Baby snakes can hatch out with kinks in their spine so bad that you'll have to euthanize them and trust me, it's terrible.

If you have removed the eggs, most people will give the female a bath(rinse, really) and then change the bedding in her cage. Then she should be ready to eat fairly quickly. If she has eggs, or thinks that she still has eggs from the scent, she won't eat.

The most probable reason your male doesn't eat well is because he's stressed from sharing an enclosure. I would advise looking up the caresheets on this site to see how to best set up a good enclosure for EACH of your snakes.

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Originally Posted by alohajnc

Hi,
I filled out the BP.ner Forum questionnaire below, but here is a quick summary:
I bought one male, one female 7 years ago for my kids.
They have been calm, healthy, wonderful pets the whole time. We combined them into the same cage last year and they 7 laid eggs Aug 1st.
I have been busy with work and haven't had the time to properly care for them. 5 are brown. 2 of them look kind of viable. The two hopeful ones are a little wrinkled. Are they viable?
Thanks for your insight!!

1. How long have you had your ball python?
7 yrs


2. How old (or how big) is your snake?
7yrs. male is about 4.5 ft, the female is about 5 ft


3. Does it eat on a regular schedule?
female yes. male eats but not in a predictable pattern. Sometimes goes for months without eating


4. How long since its last meal?
female: one week prior to laying eggs. Approx July 24th



5. What type/size prey is being offered?
Med or large rats


6. How often do you offer food?
every two weeks


7. What type and size of enclosure does it live in?
large aquarium: 5ft long, 1.5ft wide, 3.5ft tall


8. What are you using as substrate? If it has depth, how deep is it?
wook bark, approx two inches deep


9. What type of heating do you use?
pad under left side of aquarium. lamp on right side


10. Do you use a thermostat to control temperatures?
no


11. What do you use to measure/monitor temperatures?
temp guage


12. What are the surface and ambient temperatures in the enclosure?
90 degrees on surface of the glass near the heating pad


13. What is the average humidity level?
?


14. How many and what type of hides does the snake have?
?


15. Is water readily available at all times?
yes. large tupperware container


16. Does the snake live alone or does it share the enclosure with anything else?
two bps have been living together for about 1 year


17. How often and for how long is the snake typically handled?
3-4 times per month, 20-30 mins each time


18. Does the snake have any medical history (old injuries or illnesses)?
No


19. Do you have any other reptiles? Have you brought in any new reptiles recently?
No


20. Is there anything specific or unique about your situation that we should be aware of?
They have always been calm curious pets

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I dont even even know where to start; so many things going on here. First off separate the snakes; the male is stressed, that's why he not eating. You have a question mark for hides; these snakes have no hides? More stress!

Unregulated UTH- burn waiting to happen. Google search burned ball python; the pictures aren't pretty. Unplug the UTH IMMEDATELY to avoid serious burns or even death to your snakes.

Also you mention that the two snakes gave been together for the last year? Why? Did they have their own enclosures before? The enclosure you have them in now is way too small for two snakes of their size plus eggs.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

One (1) public warning to STOP and stay on topic
Don't think I need to mention names. SMH

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I was trying to help the question, he went off topic and quoted me so open your eyes!

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Originally Posted by highqualityballz

I was trying to help the question, he went off topic and quoted me so open your eyes!

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hey simmer down and get back on topic.

@alohajnc- if u care about the well being of your snakes, follow the steps the folks have previously mentioned - separate enclosure, thermostat. also u need hides and good temps/humidity. u can't just throw them in a cage and hope they'll survive.

also if u wanna salvage your eggs, get an incubator, egg crate, vermiculite, etc. to begin nursing them properly. read the breeding forum and prepare to spend the next 2-3 weeks monitoring the eggs temps/humidity.

[QUOTE=Ax01;2378566]hey simmer down and get back on topic.

Lol just some harmless fun. No hard feelings.

As for @alohajnc you definitely got all the answers you needed!

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Originally Posted by highqualityballz

I was trying to help the question, he went off topic and quoted me so open your eyes!

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Check your PMs

She shed about one month before hatching, a large single piece. He shed about two months prior, large chunks.
Thanks for your response and questions.

Sheds are good indicators of husbandry. I'd up the humidity and make sure to measure it with a hygrometer for your male, once they are separated. The Acu-Rite combo temp and humidity are great.


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