How to mate a ball python
The technique is fairly easy. Before starting to mate the ball python, pay attention to the age and physical condition of the two parents. The minimum age for males is 2 years and females should be at least 3 years old. They must be in good health and fat.
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Additional information, marriage usually occurs from July. When a male and a female are brought together, the mating process usually occurs quickly. But to be able to achieve pregnancy, usually 1-2 times of marriage is not enough. Need to be done repeatedly.
restless male
At this time (the mating process, ed), feeding must continue. But usually the male ball python will refuse to eat. He becomes more often restless and tries to chase the female. This process continues repeatedly until finally fertilization occurs.
After ovulation occurs, the female body generally experiences swelling. Approximately 20 days later, it will molt. After 20 days, the female will lay eggs. At this time we should prepare a nesting box. This container is very important to maintain the comfort of the female. You can use a plastic container filled with clean spaghnum moss. This material acts as a medium for females to lay their eggs. Generally, the number of eggs produced by ball pythons ranges from 4 - 12 eggs. The amount depends on the size of the body and the condition of the female.
The incubation temperature for ball python eggs is almost the same as for other pythons. That is 30-310C with humidity reaching 90%. Usually the eggs will hatch in a matter of 65-68 days of incubation. Please note, the right temperature and humidity, greatly affect the success of hatching ball python eggs.
If the temperature is too high, it can cause the baby to be born deformed with an abnormal body shape. Conversely, if the temperature is too low, it will cause the development of the embryo in the egg to be slow, weak, and can lead to death. In addition, humidity that is too low will cause the eggs to dry out and can quickly kill the embryos inside.
Additional information, breeders in Europe and America have long developed a variety of very interesting morphs for hobby purposes with very diverse prices. A normal patterned ball python can be sold for around IDR 900,000 – IDR 2 million. The price can penetrate dozens to tens of millions of rupiah if he has a unique and rare morph.
You need to know, it turns out that this captivity has an effect on his character. It is very rare to find a captive snake with an aggressive character. In contrast, snakes caught from the wild (mostly from Africa), tend to panic easily and be aggressive. The condition was allegedly due to the adaptation process that took a long time and the stress level was very high.
Of course, apart from its morph, calm character, the charm of the ball python can't be separated from its easy maintenance. His body is not too big, so he doesn't need a big cage. Ideally, the cage should be 1.5 times the length of the body. The width of the cage is at least of the length of the snake that occupies it.
Like reptiles in general, ball pythons need warm temperatures with less extreme fluctuations. The day temperature is 300 C and the night temperature is 26-270 C. If you live in an area that tends to be cold, it is highly recommended to use lights to help keep the cage warm. In addition, a container filled with clean water is also very important to maintain the humidity of the cage. But for the record, humidity that is too high with dirty cage conditions can cause various kinds of bacterial infections in ball pythons.
Finally, if the temperature and humidity are good enough, the snake's digestion will be normal. Feeding can be given once a week with the size of the prey adjusted to the snake's posture. Remember, avoid giving prey that is too large. Because prey like this can provide resistance. So it is feared to cause trauma to the snake. It's not impossible, in the future he will be afraid to hunt prey.
Life In The Wild
Ball pythons tend to be fat and not too long. This snake has a body size that tends to be medium. Even adult snakes very rarely reach 1.5 meters in size. The average is only about 1.2 to 1.3 meters.
Ball pythons live in the savannah to the edge of the forest. This snake is usually found in holes in the ground used to nest other animals. Such as a former termite nest. Inside this hole the ball python hides from the hot African sun. At night, this snake will come out to hunt prey. In fact, he is often seen climbing trees to hunt birds and other small birds.
Deployment
The ball python aka Python regius is a species of python native to the African continent. Covers the central part of Africa to the west. Such as Sierra leone, Cameroon, Ghana, Togo, Benin.
restless male
At this time (the mating process, ed), feeding must continue. But usually the male ball python will refuse to eat. He becomes more often restless and tries to chase the female. This process continues repeatedly until finally fertilization occurs.
After ovulation occurs, the female body generally experiences swelling. Approximately 20 days later, it will molt. After 20 days, the female will lay eggs. At this time we should prepare a nesting box. This container is very important to maintain the comfort of the female. You can use a plastic container filled with clean spaghnum moss. This material acts as a medium for females to lay their eggs. Generally, the number of eggs produced by ball pythons ranges from 4 - 12 eggs. The amount depends on the size of the body and the condition of the female.
The incubation temperature for ball python eggs is almost the same as for other pythons. That is 30-310C with humidity reaching 90%. Usually the eggs will hatch in a matter of 65-68 days of incubation. Please note, the right temperature and humidity, greatly affect the success of hatching ball python eggs.
If the temperature is too high, it can cause the baby to be born deformed with an abnormal body shape. Conversely, if the temperature is too low, it will cause the development of the embryo in the egg to be slow, weak, and can lead to death. In addition, humidity that is too low will cause the eggs to dry out and can quickly kill the embryos inside.
Additional information, breeders in Europe and America have long developed a variety of very interesting morphs for hobby purposes with very diverse prices. A normal patterned ball python can be sold for around IDR 900,000 – IDR 2 million. The price can penetrate dozens to tens of millions of rupiah if he has a unique and rare morph.
You need to know, it turns out that this captivity has an effect on his character. It is very rare to find a captive snake with an aggressive character. In contrast, snakes caught from the wild (mostly from Africa), tend to panic easily and be aggressive. The condition was allegedly due to the adaptation process that took a long time and the stress level was very high.
Of course, apart from its morph, calm character, the charm of the ball python can't be separated from its easy maintenance. His body is not too big, so he doesn't need a big cage. Ideally, the cage should be 1.5 times the length of the body. The width of the cage is at least of the length of the snake that occupies it.
Like reptiles in general, ball pythons need warm temperatures with less extreme fluctuations. The day temperature is 300 C and the night temperature is 26-270 C. If you live in an area that tends to be cold, it is highly recommended to use lights to help keep the cage warm. In addition, a container filled with clean water is also very important to maintain the humidity of the cage. But for the record, humidity that is too high with dirty cage conditions can cause various kinds of bacterial infections in ball pythons.
Finally, if the temperature and humidity are good enough, the snake's digestion will be normal. Feeding can be given once a week with the size of the prey adjusted to the snake's posture. Remember, avoid giving prey that is too large. Because prey like this can provide resistance. So it is feared to cause trauma to the snake. It's not impossible, in the future he will be afraid to hunt prey.
Life In The Wild
Ball pythons tend to be fat and not too long. This snake has a body size that tends to be medium. Even adult snakes very rarely reach 1.5 meters in size. The average is only about 1.2 to 1.3 meters.
Ball pythons live in the savannah to the edge of the forest. This snake is usually found in holes in the ground used to nest other animals. Such as a former termite nest. Inside this hole the ball python hides from the hot African sun. At night, this snake will come out to hunt prey. In fact, he is often seen climbing trees to hunt birds and other small birds.
Deployment
The ball python aka Python regius is a species of python native to the African continent. Covers the central part of Africa to the west. Such as Sierra leone, Cameroon, Ghana, Togo, Benin.