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Ball Python Breeding info- correct?

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Hello all~

I found this information and wanted to check to see if it was correct about Ball Python Breeding seasons.

December, January, Febuary
• Breeding season (copulation)
• Females eat more
• Male stop eating
• 85-88 F during day
• 73-75 no belly heat provided at night
• Females and males meet for two days per week

Remember that egg follicles are developing and spermatogenesis is occurring in the males as well. It's important to maintain good conditions during this time so that all goes smoothly or infertile eggs will surely be the result.

March, April, May, June, July
• Normal temperatures
• Heavy feeding to all snake accepting food
• Males stop feeding
• Introduce Male x Female (they will show interest immediately)
• Copulation
• After copulation , continue to introduce once a week (until female is gravid)
• filled with lightly dampened sphagnum moss for hydration during egg laying.

Once he has determined that she is full of developing eggs, his interest will quickly grow and he will approach the female. Typical courtship involves lots of chin rubbing on the females back, followed by tactile alignment and spur scratching, then actual copulation.
Many females will lay their eggs in the last two weeks of May, although a few will not lay until July.
• Remove the eggs carefully keeping them right side up.
• Add eggs to incubator
• Clean female enclosure thoroughly

In truth, a healthy clutch will hatch in just about anything other than the glove compartment of your car. In fact, recent research indicates that some variation in temperature may actually produce a more even sex ratio in the hatchlings and produce larger, stronger hatchlings
• 88-92 degrees F (incubation)
• Vermiculite mixed with water for soil
• Never try to separate healthy eggs, they will almost always tear.

August, September, October, November
• Most eggs have been laid
• Feed females starting small to big (to gain back weight) Feeding every 4 days.
• Female may shed skin after
 
I dont cool at all,alot of my friends dont either Im at 90% of females laying this year so far Im haveing a good year I would go by whats above in your plan and then adjust to what works for you thats my advice good luck!
 
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Start Pairing up end October. 3 days on 4 days off.

No cooling and I get 85% or better to lay.

keep pairing till I get eggs or July roles around.
 
But Pairing should start in December then? That is what I am concerned about, is when I put them together, when I should start looking for gravid females.
 
I had a 100% success rate in getting eggs for my first year by doing this (but everyone is different with their ways of doing it):

October 1st - lower temps to 78 at night
Nov 1st - Start introducing males to females cage and leave 2 days in until I see a full lock for at least 1-3 hours or more. Then I let the males rest for 3 days and repeat.

I saw my females ovulate around February/March and I got eggs in June/July. Hope this helps! :-D
 
This was my first year breeding and I went 3 for 3. I didnt lower temps and I started introducing in November with the females that I thought were fit to do so. All eggs have been laid and already have hatch. My last clutch just hatched a few weeks ago (from a later pairing). I just let them do their thing! :dancer01:
 
no set rules on when they will/should eat, if theyl eat (male or female) let em eat; its frustrating enough when they do go off. the cooling isnt necessary but i believe dropping down a few degrees in ambient going into late oct-nov and on through to maybe jan-feb and also doing a night drop to a few degrees cooler can be beneficial for breeding and follicle development.
 
Thank you very much everyone! I make it harder than it should be, but I guess that's because i'm new. haha

I will let you all know how it goes based on the methods you've given me! :D

If you have anymore tips to add feel free!
 
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