Quote Originally Posted by muddoc View Post
I only have one question in regards to the discussion, and that is: has anyone ever had an egg-bound Ball Python? I only ask, because I keep hearing about the worrying oveer the female getting egg-bound. I have only heard of one female Ball Python being bound, and I think it was a rare occurance. From what I know, typically, egg-bound animals is generally a problem seen in colubrids.

Mark,
Congrats on the clutch. I would be interested to see how she eats and grows after laying her first assumed clutch in captivity, and have plenty of time to get acclimated to captivity.

Good luck Bro.
Tim, thanks for bringing this point up. I have often wondered myself...its one of those things you always seem to hear about and read about, but I've NEVER talked to anyone who has experienced it with ball pythons.

I've heard of a healthy animal that laid a clutch of eggs and had a large or hard egg get caught in the oviduct and had to be aspirated to help remove it, but I do not believe it was due to the female being underweight or young... just happened.