need help Ball python has eggs!!!

[zman]

No they probably need humidity. If you have an airconditioner near the tank I would definatly get the incubator. When did she lay them?

she laid them tues sometime when i was at work , i can leave the ac off , or try to move the tank , its a 4' long tank sitting on a coffee table , how can i raise the humidity level. i talk to alot of people , its about 50/50 on incubate or have her do it , i can mist the cage with a spray bottle every couple of days if that works

[zman]

Yeah, I would let her do it on her own. Good luck! Even if they were to males, that's an even better reason to keep them seperate. They can fight. I would make sure to seperate after this. You can even just divide the cage to make it easier.

Where is the male now?

the male is still with her but doesnt get real close , he seems like he wants to get out , at times , like going to the top of the tank , he might be hungery again ,

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the male is still with her but doesnt get real close , he seems like he wants to get out , at times , like going to the top of the tank , he might be hungery again ,

Yeah, or he's scared for his life with a cranky female on eggs. lol. I would get him out of there. You can go to Walmart and get a storage tub to stick him in, with a heat pad of course.

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she laid them tues sometime when i was at work , i can leave the ac off , or try to move the tank , its a 4' long tank sitting on a coffee table , how can i raise the humidity level. i talk to alot of people , its about 50/50 on incubate or have her do it , i can mist the cage with a spray bottle every couple of days if that works

Take a wet towel and throw it over the top, or take a Tupperware bowl fill it with damp moss (or a sponge) and punch some holes in it and throw it in there. You can mist, but don't get the eggs wet, they will loose their calcium strength. I would pm one of the mods (guys in red or green) or some of the guys in italics on here and get them to help you.

[zman]

Yeah, or he's scared for his life with a cranky female on eggs. lol. I would get him out of there. You can go to Walmart and get a storage tub to stick him in, with a heat pad of course.

i ask a lady at a pet store she seemed up to date with info on breeding she it is fine for her to hatch the eggs herself , the male seems fine , he just keeps his distance , he seems like he knows his boundrires with her at this time

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i ask a lady at a pet store she seemed up to date with info on breeding she it is fine for her to hatch the eggs herself , the male seems fine , he just keeps his distance , he seems like he knows his boundrires with her at this time

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't think the pet store lady knows what she's doing. Only very experienced owners should keep ball pythons together, and it is rarely ever two males. They need to be separated. I only want whats best for your snakes. You don't want to stress her out, or you could loose the eggs.

[Vypyrz]

i ask a lady at a pet store she seemed up to date with info on breeding she it is fine for her to hatch the eggs herself , the male seems fine , he just keeps his distance , he seems like he knows his boundrires with her at this time

I was just thinking. Depending on where the female and eggs are located in the tank, she could be making it hard for him to thermoregulate...

[zman]

I was just thinking. Depending on where the female and eggs are located in the tank, she could be making it hard for him to thermoregulate...

what does that mean, the eggs are in the far left corner of the tank away from every thing

[zman]

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't think the pet store lady knows what she's doing. Only very experienced owners should keep ball pythons together, and it is rarely ever two males. They need to be separated. I only want whats best for your snakes. You don't want to stress her out, or you could loose the eggs.

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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what does that mean, the eggs are in the far left corner of the tank away from every thing

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.