Can someone provide an article or video that explains breeding process. Something kinda like a step by step. I wanna learn about it and the process of it. If somebody wants to explain it go ahead it seems like a lot though so do not feel obligated! Thank you guys!!
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I am very new to breeding Ball Pythons but this guide here (credit to Justin Kobylka) is a good start that I have used. The only thing I can add that I’ve been told is that some people don’t do the temperature drop.
@armiyana can point out some good tips too I’m sure!
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Much appreciated🙏🏽
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It’s honestly pretty easy to do. The hardest part is getting the temps and humidity correct then waiting for your snakes to get to the right sizes and ages.
Ideally you want your females to be over 1200g. I don’t powerfeed mine so it averages around 3 years for most of my girls to go so far. Sometimes you get a girl who does grow steadily and is ready at 2.
Males can breed pretty small sometimes. But 700g is a good number to shoot for to make sure they can handle the stress.
Some breeders will mess with the enclosure temps. I just leave them where they are. I usually start pairing mine after the winter craziness. So January or so. I will put the male in the female’s enclosure, usually on a Friday and take him out on Sunday. If they’re being stubborn and I don’t see a lock while they’re paired, sometimes I most the female’s enclosure down and then add the male. Rainy days though do seem to help so you can also try to aim to pair on those days too. Just make sure to give your male a break.
Females will usually start hanging out on the cool side or start wrapping around water bowls or cool decor a couple months later. That’s a good sign they’re building follicles. They’re sometimes a bit fussy on food at that point, but if she suddenly looks like she ate a huge meal or swallowed a football, that’s ovulation. It only lasts a day or so before it goes down again so it is easy to miss. After that they eventually move back to the warm side. And they’ll slowly begin getting that belly while the eggs develop.
If you see the ovulation, they will usually shed around 20-30 days later. After that shed you definitely need to start getting your incubator set up because eggs will be on the way around 30-35 days later.
I take the eggs away from my girls to incubate. They put enough work in and I want to get them back on food and feeling better. They get a little warm bath with some dish soap to get rid of egg smell and a clean tub. It’s also a good time to make sure there’s no extra eggs left over. After the first egg they usually are done laying eggs after 12-24 hours. If they still have eggs after that point they may need a vet for eggbinding.
Incubators and egg boxes are a whole different monster to look up.
There’s quite a few videos or written tutorials. Mutation creation, Kinova, and Olympus Reptiles are ones I know may still have some good info out there.
This is just kinda the basic way my groups run. I try to keep it simple for me and the animals.
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Hit it on the spot!
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@GreenRoomPythons on youtube does a lot of good videos