Quote Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh View Post
Just an observation... no offense intended.

That tub looks like it is in aweful condition. It looks very dirty, and the water bowl looks near empty with feces in it. If that snake just laid eggs, then it has probably been at least a month or two since it last pooped. So is it safe to assume then that it has not had fresh water in a long time?

I have read before that a BP will not lay the eggs until the conditions are right, and they feel secure... with proper temps and humidity. This is a reach I know... but maybe it was so disatisfied with its living conditions that it tried to hold on to the eggs so long that it ended up messing them up.
I second that remark BUT unlike Mike I could care less about offending you. He makes a good point about a mother not pooping in a long while and I find the state of your female's living conditions unsuitable, disturbing, and cruel. When was the last time you scrubbed her dish? To me that looks like MONTHS of grime. I scrub dishes every week with hot soapy water and a scrubber. If you had been caring for your ball python properly I wouldn't be harping at you. I will honestly say that this disgusts me to a point that I haven't been in a long while (since a chick asked me why her snake wouldn't take its prey, turned out she had been boiling the prey to thaw it ) Please start taking better care of your snakes. Your neglect is evident.