blackandblue_lulu
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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 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
