Possibly My First Gravid Ball Python Ever?

[Aedryan Methyus]

I can definitely tell the boy is ready to go... But, other than palpating and knowing for sure the girl has follicles and how large they are what other ways are there to tell when the moment is favorable for the female? Prior to going into shed, she was cruising around all over the place and looking out the front of her tub almost as much as the boy. Is that a sign that females are ready to go, too?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I can definitely tell the boy is ready to go... But, other than palpating and knowing for sure the girl has follicles and how large they are what other ways are there to tell when the moment is favorable for the female? Prior to going into shed, she was cruising around all over the place and looking out the front of her tub almost as much as the boy. Is that a sign that females are ready to go, too?

You want to pair after a shed, most importantly you want to use the whether at your advantage pairing during low pressure, rain, storms, snow.

Generally speaking for my proven females I don't even start pairing before they move to the cool side which means they start to develop follicles, first timer I will introduce the male a little before to stimulate them which might mean two pairing in a month instead of one until they start moving to the cool end.

As far as signs and what to look for this will help you http://ballpython.ca/breeding/

Little secret I have successful seasons and never palpate or use a ultrasound machine