I'm no expert but you asked for advice. Here it is.
Under no circumstances should two ball pythons be sharing the same tank. It causes a great deal of stress on both of them. And ball pythons like their space. They do not "love" or "snuggle". They are simply in competition over the space they are sharing in turn causing a great deal of stress on both ball pythons.
**Also housing a male and female adult together is an even worse idea. The only time a male or female should be together is for brief periods of time during which they are being bred. Housing them together all the time. And not knowing enough about breeding is just going to lead to disaster when a clutch is laid. And as you have found this has led to a bit of a crisis situation. The key is doing research before hand. Very essential if you want to give the eggs and ball pythons the care they need and deserve.
**Also outside? Yikes!? Where temperatures and humidity are very unstable? Not a good idea at all. And with eggs?!
You my friend need to read and reread all the caresheets this site has because like everyone has said there is so much wrong here. It is hard for us to really help.
Another area of big concern is husbandry. Are you expecting not to touch the environment for the whole 60 someodd days till the eggs are term? That could be a recipe for scale rot and many other things. You have to keep the husbandry up to par.
With them being outside with all the fluctuations there isn't much hope for those eggs.
I say do research and try to fix what you can. I don't know enough about breeding to tell you what to do but all I know is in order for eggs to survive the humidity and temp has to be constant and kept at a specific degree.
If the eggs don't make it this time. Please reconsider breeding and do your research before hand. :/
You are still lacking in the caring of the ball pythons you have and as for the eggs.... idk what to tell you.
Don't take this the wrong way. You asked for advice and this is all I can give. I won't tell you that you are a bad owner because that is not my place. Please just educate yourself ASAP!
I'm sure more of an expert can help more
Best of luck!
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