need help Ball python has eggs!!!

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Originally Posted by zman

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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Yeah, see. that would be perfect. Put a couple hides in there, and nice hot spot, and your good to go. Then he can get some rest, and your female can concentrate on what's important. Babies!

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

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.

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ok yea she is on the hot side , there is a little tree he can go up and get heat if he needs to , but i can set up another tank , i just have to get another uv light and heat light , for it ,

I would give him his own tank also. You might want to start considering how you are going to keep the babies when/if they hatch too :gj:

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Originally Posted by zman

ok yea she is on the hot side , there is a little tree he can go up and get heat if he needs to , but i can set up another tank , i just have to get another uv light and heat light , for it ,

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Well, you can skip on the UV light. They are night snakes. They don't need UV. Under tank heaters actually work best, but a heat light will work for now. Keep us updated on how she is doing :)

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

Well, you can skip on the UV light. They are night snakes. They don't need UV. Under tank heaters actually work best, but a heat light will work for now. Keep us updated on how she is doing :)

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ok ill post pics , are the eggs supposed to look alittle out of round , i just hope they are not , deforming or going bad

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Originally Posted by zman

ok ill post pics , are the eggs supposed to look alittle out of round , i just hope they are not , deforming or going bad

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Well, not really. It's probably just low humidity. Try spraying around them, without getting them wet. Once her humidity is raised they should plump right back up.

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

Well, not really. It's probably just low humidity. Try spraying around them, without getting them wet. Once her humidity is raised they should plump right back up.

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i did spray the tank , once without knowing i got the eggs a little wet . not a alot just a couple of quick pumps , i didnt want them to stick together , i guess i was wrong , oh boy . hope they are ok . i would feel horrible if i ruined them , the eggs on the bottem look good , she has 5 now

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Originally Posted by zman

i did spray the tank , once without knowing i got the eggs a little wet . not a alot just a couple of quick pumps , i didnt want them to stick together , i guess i was wrong , oh boy . hope they are ok . i would feel horrible if i ruined them , the eggs on the bottem look good , she has 5 now

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That's ok. It shouldn't hurt them too much. You just don't want them to be constantly wet. Just don't spray them anymore. 5? That's a pretty good amount. If you want, you can take a damp paper towel and lay over the top of them. Just ring it out really good.

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

That's ok. It shouldn't hurt them too much. You just don't want them to be constantly wet. Just don't spray them anymore. 5? That's a pretty good amount. If you want, you can take a damp paper towel and lay over the top of them. Just ring it out really good.

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thank for all your help , ill set up the other tank tonite , just have to figure where to put it , living in a old farm house sucks sometme with 2 prong outlets , got to worry bout blowing fuses , lol

With the description of your tank I would say your chances of success letting the female try to incubate them is about zero. I would just get an incubator if you are really wanting these eggs to survive. Or you could easily build an incubator with a small cooler, heatpad, and on/off type thermostat (proportional would be better but they are more $ then you probably want to spend). Probably could do it for less than $40 for everything.