breeding

[snakeman1971]

myself and g/f have noticed that our ball's have been mating; unfortuanately i am good at venomous snakes meaning knowledge about them but she asked me if the female got pregnant :eek: how do we tell?......how long does it take?.........and what do we do regarding her and the eggs?....or young?

and one last question do we separate the boys from the girl?

[JLC]

Ummmm....I'll let those with breeding experience explain how to tell if she's going to lay eggs and what to do if she does...


But for your last question...the snakes should be separated as soon as possible. I could be wrong, but the way you word it, makes it sound like you have several snakes living in one enclosure? That is, by far, not the most ideal situation for your snakes. Ball pythons are solitary creatures and much prefer to have their own enclosures. Unplanned matings are just ONE of the many things that can go wrong when housing them together.

So my advice is yes...please separate all the animals and place them each into their own enclosure.

[jhall1468]

Well, you're going to have to wait like everyone else . One of the initial ways is palpating... but keep in mind, it takes quite some time before you can feel the follicies and this is definately an aquired talent, so don't get too excited if you think you feel something, but here's a bit of a tutorial:

http://www.ralphdavisreptiles.com/ma.../palpating.asp