need help Ball python has eggs!!!

[stratus_020202]

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

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!

[zman]

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.

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 ,

[Boanerges]

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

[stratus_020202]

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 ,

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

[zman]

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

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

[stratus_020202]

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

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.

[zman]

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.

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

[stratus_020202]

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

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.

[zman]

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.

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

[J.Vandegrift]

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.