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Female ball resting belly up?
The last time I checked on my female ball python she was resting with part of her belly face up. I was just wondering if that's something to worry about? I know she isn't gravid she's never been bred, I have never housed her with a male and I've had her since she was tiny. Any advice would be appreciated.
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They sometimes lay in weird positions. Any chance she'd eaten a big meal recently? Sometimes they'll lay sideways or even upside down, maybe to relieve the pressure of undigested prey. And sometimes they're just weird.
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my female spider does that from time to time i wouldn't worry. she will coil with the end of her belly/tail upside down
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Re: Female ball resting belly up?
My spider was laying like that once when I lifted up his hide.. I immediately started crying because I thought he was dead Turns out he was just being weird. I wouldn't worry.
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belly up
i do believe that females will do that when they develope follicles to get comfortable .
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my female spider is 80 grams so i dont think she has any follicles =P
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I have heard they do it for heat transfer as well
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Doesn't sound all that crazy to me. Ball pythons will do some of the weirdest things sometimes. Might be a different story if they stay that way for more than a day and are acting different as well.
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Re: Female ball resting belly up?
 Originally Posted by mustang91302
I have heard they do it for heat transfer as well
This could be, snakes will lay on their backs to avoid too much heat also.
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Re: Female ball resting belly up?
thats good info to have now
 Originally Posted by jfaria1891
my female spider is 80 grams so i dont think she has any follicles =P
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