What do you think? Gravid or not?

[dylanjwicklund]

She has been refusing food but ate almost 2 weeks ago she hasn't been with any besides a male 7ft carpet python when cleaning her cage and they did lock for a bit so I left her but idk if that got her gravid or not either way I'm kinda exctied




Her after her last shed about a month ago

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[Albert Clark]

Yeah, nice looking ball python. The first and second pic position that she is in makes me think this is a sign of impending clutch laying. I believe the position with her tail inside the coils is a added sign also. You may want to pull out the incubator tonight just to have it ready. Lol. My albino girl in my avatar is in that same position. She (albino girl) laid her clutch shortly thereafter.

[piedlover79]

Looks like eggs to me. Was it your original intention to breed hybrids? I've heard it can be done, but I'm not sure what a carpet ball python ends up looking like. Keep us posted!

[AbsoluteApril]

carpet x ball is a carpball if you want to look it up on google images

[piedlover79]

Carpball....interesting. I like the pattern. I had a hard time learning how big they get. I assume they are sterile?

[dylanjwicklund]

Idk anything about the carpball but I'm really hoping for them lol be very cool to get some hybrids but that's another thing is idk how big they will get but the videos I've seen they looked more like carpets in body

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[dylanjwicklund]

She's also under the paper towel and ive noticed last 2 ball pythons that layed for me pushed the shavings aside

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[piedlover79]

I'm thinking you best have your incubator ready, I think she's going to pop! I wonder if the incubation period is different. Good luck!!

[dylanjwicklund]

I'll do that lol and yea me too well find out

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[Albert Clark]

carpet x ball is a carpball if you want to look it up on google images

It just seems that breeding a carpet python to a ball python is a muddying of the gene pool on both ends. It's known and deliberate hybridization. Most breeding is done to isolate and capture more vivid and preferred patterning and coloration. Hybridization and inter grades seem to work against these principles. Just my opinion. I actually thought op said the pairing was accidental?