My name is Pablo Lupinacci, from Argentina. I had breed ball python for seven years succefully, but now, I had a problem with my favorite female, that I suspect is egg-bound. She is a python of 14 years old, and 3,8 kgs.
She made her pre-shed in December 12 of 2009, I expected ovoposition for January 12 of 2010 (In all opportunities I breed in the past, egg laying takes 29-32 days after this shed). I palpated almost 8 eggs, and the female was in good condition, at the right temperatures, and with a nest box full of humid spaghnum moss. In January 14 (33 days after shed) she laid a small, yellow, soft, infertil egg. And stop laying. Today is January 17 (36 days after shed) and no more eggs was laid.
I`m thinking that had pass to much time and I`m worried about my female health if I continue waiting for the rest of the eggs. Tomorrow, I will perform a cutaneous ovocentesis with the first egg. I hope it wasnt`t too late. In Argentina, there`s no really good vets of reptiles, but if my python is egg bound, I think that the only solution is sugery. I had read for a maximun of 45days after shedding, but If she laid only one egg in January 14, I suspect that she can`t lay the rest.
Your opinnions are very important helps for me. Sorry for my english.
Thanks
Juan Pablo