First time breeding help?

[erinherington]

I have been pairing my normal male and normal female. I have seen them lock a couple of times but for days at a time. The last 2 days she has been in the water bowl and won't come out for anything. She is completely under exsept for her head and she has looks like a brick house. I have read almost every thing I can find and I read about them curling around the water bowl and rolling over on their backs but not soaking for days. The humidity and everything is fine. She hasn't gone through pre lay shed so I am way confused. When is she going to lay and what is she doing?

[The Serpent Merchant]

Are you 100% sure that she doesn't have mites?

[erinherington]

Yes, she is clean of mites I checked her over and over her are some pic's I took with my iphone sorry for the bad quality.

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=41082

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/show...hp?i=41081&c=3

[Dave Green]

That's a good sign. Most of my girls will soak a few weeks before ovulation.

[coldbloodaddict]

That's a good sign. Most of my girls will soak a few weeks before ovulation.

x 2!

[erinherington]

Thank you so much that makes me feel so much better. Probably just an over reaction first time mom kind of thing we are so excited and it is a great for learning.

[naturesbeautybreeder]

Number one key to breeding is....learning to wait. When breeding season comes around I go crazy my wife calls me the worst "crack addict" she's ever seen but then when it's over I'm depressed because I love seeing eggs and little babies but just breath and wait all u can do

[erinherington]

I wish there were more herp groups that got together. It probably sounds dorky but I was in 4H and I loved talking to people that had the same interest. Where I live though I don't know of any groups like that and the closest shows or expo's are 6.5 hours away. That way people could ask questions and get info.

[naturesbeautybreeder]

Well that's y we have this site there is slot of helpful people here