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View Poll Results: Where are you putting your gravid female before she lays

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  • Everyday container with a nest box

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  • Everyday container with no nest box

    25 89.29%
  • Separate nest box

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Thread: Eggs are coming

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    Eggs are coming

    I don't remember seeing a post on here about this, and was just wondering where you guys and girls put your gravid female before she lays. Separate nest box, everyday container with a nest box, everyday container no nest box.

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    Re: Eggs are coming

    This is my first year

    But I'm going to put a nest box in her enclosure in the heat

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    Re: Eggs are coming

    I just leave them alone where they are.
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    Re: Eggs are coming

    Here's a question you might add...

    For those of you who do nothing, do you pull the water bowl?

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    Re: Eggs are coming

    Quote Originally Posted by boasandballs View Post
    I just leave them alone where they are.
    Do you bump the humidity up? Also was wondering if you remove the water bowl for fear of her laying eggs in the bowl if the humidity is too low.

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    Re: Eggs are coming

    Quote Originally Posted by 2kdime View Post
    Here's a question you might add...

    For those of you who do nothing, do you pull the water bowl?
    LOL I was typing that up as you posted it

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    Re: Eggs are coming

    I've never heard of them laying eggs in the water bowl. I guess anything is possible though. You just have to remember, she most likely wants her eggs to hatch more than you do. Laying her eggs in water won't give them that good of a survival rate.

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    Re: Eggs are coming

    No, I don't pull the water bowl. They push it out of the way, and generally lay their eggs in the back of the bin over the heat cord. If that seems too warm, they move them a bit forward from that. Ball pythons are good moms.
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    Re: Eggs are coming

    We use paper towel in all our females and let them lay in the tub, we keep the water bowls in the tub too. No nest box or anything.

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    Re: Eggs are coming

    Thanks to everyone that replied so far. Just wanted to see the different schools of thought. I have heard of people using all three methods and they all have success.

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