Welcome to the forum D! Glad to see your mom gave in to your desires to keep the reptiles in her house. Now it's up to you to be responsible and don't allow these snakes to slither away while you are distracted. The number one thing you must do is make sure they are all secured before you move on to the next thing whatever that may be! You have a nice collection but you MUST be responsible! The female is in the water soaking bc the water is cool and she probably has started to move the eggs further down the reproductive tract. Good luck.