Please help! I can only get one and I want the female. I want it to lay eggs though
2006-11-12 12:28:26 · 10 answers · asked by upiknick 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
No she will not lay any eggs. Unlike humans ball pythons do not have their period on a timed basis. A male will breed the female then she will ovulate her eggs to meet the sperm. If the sperm die before they meet they egg, both egg and sperm are reabsorbed into the body. The only way she will lay eggs is if she is bred by a male ball python.
BTW, ball pythons are great beginner snakes, and I would be surprised if the average ball owner would know the answer to this question.
2006-11-12 15:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by jajreptiles 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes, she can lay eggs without a male (just like human females do every month.) You don't WANT her to, however. There would be no point. Without a male to fertilize the eggs, they'll be infertile....dead...they won't contain anything. But laying them can cause calcium and other mineral deficiencies in the female.
Please start with a more basic snake, and please read up on their care before even getting one. Almost every health problem I see in my herp patients relates to inadequate husbandry.
Although most magazines contain poor advice, one that is really good (assuming you stick to the articles and ignore the ads) is the monthly Reptiles magazine. Most BooksAMillions carry them. They also put out an excellent yearly issue called Reptiles USA Annual edition, which contains good summaries for keeping some of the more popular herps as pets.
2006-11-12 22:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by A Veterinarian 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
yes. I think ball pythons are good snakes for beginners but you should not want her to lay eggs all the time fertile or not it can starve her body of calcium. trust me you don't want a snake with deficiencies it's a lot of work to get them healthy again! Besides that you sound like you don't know very much about them so before you go getting a Snake you need to do a little research on them like looking up ball python care!!!
2006-11-12 20:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
if the time is right she will lay infertile eggs
2006-11-13 07:54:11 · answer #4 · answered by arul 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You really shouldnt get one. It seems like you don't know much about them at all. Pythons are not good snakes for beginners.
2006-11-12 20:33:30 · answer #5 · answered by pinkjiz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She will lay but nothing will come of it though.
2006-11-12 22:41:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they will lay; however they will not hatch, they will be infertile.
2006-11-12 22:45:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes im pretty sure most of the time they can but you better be prepared for them because they could just curle up and die
2006-11-12 21:26:16 · answer #8 · answered by lizard boy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, unless pregnant when u bought her
2006-11-12 23:08:17 · answer #9 · answered by the shug 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no if it does they will be infertile
2006-11-12 21:27:10 · answer #10 · answered by tyce794 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋