I used to air my egg boxes out religiously starting at about two weeks before their hatch date by opening them and fanning air into them once a day. That worked well when I was producing around 20 clutches or so a year.

Once I started getting 30, 40, and 50+ clutches per year and having an over crowded incubator it got more and more difficult to get to each soon to be hatching egg box on a daily basis, so I quit airing them out ... they still hatch fine.

They take different amounts of time to come out of the egg ... some come right out ... some come out in a day ... some come out in 2 or 3 days ... just depends ... they'll be out on their own time ... I leave all of the hatchlings in the tub until the last baby emerges from the egg ... In my opinion, the stimulation of the other babies crawling around the tub and over the eggs encourages the other snakes to come out. Once I see the first egg pip, I remove the "press and seal" cover that makes my boxes "air tight" so that the babies have fresh air.

If you ever have questions in the middle of the night you can always give me a ring on my cell … 301-922-4959 … I’m always available to help a fellow ball python enthusiast!

Hope this helps.

-adam