I'm in the process of breeding my girl for the first time and I keep coming back to this video as it's such a brilliant source of information. Thank you for sharing the knowledge! Hopefully see you at Donny :)
I've been roaming the net for a couple of months soaking up as much breeding information as I can (not breeding till next year) before I start and I have to hand it to you this is one of the better, more informative videos out there and added straight to bookmarks. Thank you for taking the time to fill others in, much appreciated. Keep it up man 👍
Gavin...awesome! thanks for this since im a new breeder and first time this season. I was already counting out 3 females out of the 5 i have breeding due to the fact that they locked 3 times since November, 2 eat somewhat often and the other 3 dont eat as much. All 5 are in the 1500-1800 grams and ive been seeing 3 not really eating and getting thinner. NOW, that i know it can take up to 8 months for the female to grow the follicles, i feel more relaxed knowing i still have a chance and i dont need to raise temps again for those females i thought they were not going :) Thanks again from one Argentine to a British :)
I know this video is kinda old but thank you so much for this! I'm considering breeding a few ball pythons and this helped a ton. You were calm but passionate in explaining and didn't rush. Must guides seem to rush through what to do and it makes me anxious. The illustration really helped also. This is honestly the best! Keep up the good work! ❤️
Great video, Gavin. love the timeline you drew to explain the breeding cycle. I wonder if you plan on making a 'follow up' for new breeders about what to expect from hatchlings in the same way... I'm sure there are many out there that would greatly appreciate it. how long does that first shed take?... when should we start worrying about the hatchlings not eating? things to look for and when to see if the baby snakes are doing well and staying healthy... I'm sure you see where I'm going... and thank you again for all the wonderful, informative and fun videos. keep up the good work!
Great info!! I have plans of eventually breeding when I get a place of my own. I just got my first snake last Saturday, and she is the sweetest, most calm, and most curious girl, and a beautiful normal! Het for clown, too. I've always been interested in snakes and reptiles, especially ball pythons. So when I finally convinced my parents after almost two years of begging and proving myself, I got one! I love the clown gene too, so hopefully within a few years, I'll get a clown male, or something else, and make some beautiful babies! I especially love how you talk about the snakes, so kind and like they really matter. It makes me so happy! Keep doing what you're doing.
Thank you so much. Am breeding a pair for the first time and feel like I’ve watched hundreds of videos, and still fully confused about the stages, what happens in each, and how long they last. I’m going to watch this again and do my own kiddie art in a notebook. Lol I love watching your posts, you have the greatest way of explaining the most complex or controversial topics in an easy to understand manner, while always presenting various viewpoints I love to understand the different opinions, think about what makes sense and form a well thought out opinion of my own. You are on the top of my go-to channels, along with the 3 Brians, Kevin, Miguel, Jason and Carla, who is amazing
Thanks Gavin for making this video. You have no idea how much I’ve referred to the information contained here and pointed others here as well. Thanks again for all the great info!
Very very much appreciate your videos! You are one hell of a guy Gavin! I want to start breeding so I'm trying to learn ALL I can before I even get any animals to get my very first project going!
I'm re-watching this, as my first clutch is coming out of the egg in the incubator. Still invaluable information - thanks for everything. Much love to ya Gavin!
Thanks gavin, great video,really appreciate what you doing please don't stop. I just got 2 female one is an adult I'm hoping I can get her to go for Me this season I had been looking for something like this. Thanks a bunch.
Awesome Awesome video Gavin... Thanks for sharing your experience & what works for you. I'm sure there's many of us that Greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge. 👍
Great video!!! Very informative!! Thank you!! How do you know the difference between a normal shed and a pre-lay shed? I don’t have an ultrasound so I can’t really measure the follicles.
Quality video mate. New to the breeding side of things so feel confident from this video. Its now plasterd onto the side of my racking. Top man. Your videos are tops mate. 👍
Extremely informative video on the breeding cycle of a ball python. Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us. Great job. I am going to share your video on my facebook and add it to my recommended videos on our RUclips channel so other can see your video as it is extremely helpful. Thank you.
Fantastic video...just a quick question (from the uk) what is your hatchling setup? Looks like wham 3.5ltr and ikea rack? How do u heat it, cable, mat and belly or back heat? Need to build one myself and use the larger wham boxes for my other royals. This way it's matching :)
Thanks for this amazingly simple and easy to understand video about breeding cycle, I have read lots of things but was still wondering when to feed, how long to cool down... That helped a lot! Thank you :) I’m taking my first try this year, getting prepared very seriously
This was really helpful I just got my ultrasound and I was confused at some of the behaviors of my females. I have one female that stopped eating after a few pairings about a month ago and she is still only at ~15mm follicles. Have you had any females go off food early in the cycle?
Gavin thanks so much, this video is Brilliant! Love the diagram too. Are there any books in particular that you can recommend to supplement what I’m learning on your awesome channel?
Hi Gavin thx for this great explanation of the breeding cycle. I have a question. Prelay shed wich day do you count the 21-45 days from? When the snakes eyes turn grey or when the skin comes of? Im asking because i have a girl that dropped a realy small slug yesterday 2x1cm but nothing else have come out of her yet ( 48 hours later) and its 16 days after her skin came of or 21 days after her eyes turned grey. Earlier when I palpetted her i could feel 4 normal eggs. what should i do just wait? oh and this is teh first time i have a female BP laying eggs for me so im not sure whats going on here.....
Great video! My one question, what if we are small time hobbyists and just have our rack in our living room, how do you suggest keeping that ambient temp higher? Temp gun says front of my tubs are 70-75. Back is 87 on top of substrate and 90 on bottom face of tub. VE t stat. Cserpents rack.
My snake just had her first Ovalshan shes vanilla pastel ball python to a fire pinstripe fingers crossed just happen to night thinks gavin its my first time breeding you are a great help mate cheers it has took them 2 years from babys to now she 1855g
Great video! I thought maybe breaking this video into a small series and create a playlist for it. You could even continue the diagram drawing method. Example: -What do you do during the 3-5mm? -What do you do during the 4-8 months? -What stage do you start putting males to females? -What stage do you stop putting males to females? -How often do you feed females during their feeding craze? -Explain ovulation in snakes. -What do you do in the period between ovulation and Prelay? -What do you do between prelay and eggs? I’m a detailed oriented person and I think you’re one of the best breeders out there that can break this diagram down even further. I’m not trying to tell you what to do but I think it would be a great help instead of looking through tons of videos for all this great information. It will make it a one stop shop of breeding information and I believe you would be the first to break it down like that. If you would like to ask me, as a soon to be new breeder, any questions I would gladly help. Thank you again for your hard work.
Fantastic video big fella, printed it out and it's hanging next to my rack😁 great, easy to understand information, make some hand outside for Doncaster 😎😎😎
Hi Gavin! Thanks for all the educational material you post in your channel. I have a question for you, hope you find the time to answer it. This year I'm trying your approach of putting a second male to some of my girls. How long do you wait after a lock with the first to introduce the second? Thanks in advance!
Super educational! First time breeder here, I think she was cooling, and now she's back on the warm side, but I didn't notice and physical difference and she's still eating. Does this mean she didn't make her follicles?
Hey, I was wondering if you could answer a question. My lesser female is usually a pretty bright grey and tan color. Today when I opened her cage up to feed her she had some Red blushing along her back and her belly has reddened. Do you think something may be wrong. Her cage is clean, she has fresh water, and has locked up twice this month with a male.
Thank you for your vid. Then we have the "odd balls" - I just came home from the vet today due to lack of fodder taking- and SURPRICE - the girl is gravid. Balls can show prematurely ovulations signs as you descripe like feeding frenzy (january) and keep on the breeding cycle with no mating or ever been caged with a male. This is really rare, and even more rare if one of her eggs are viable, but lets cross fingers - she should be due about the 20 of may 22
What do you do once the babies hatch. I have seen some automatically put them in separate tubs. Then I've seen some put them back in the incubator in the same container
Thanks for a very informative video. We are still trying to get used to the girls cycles. So far none seem to make sense to us! LoL This will help a great deal x
Gavin I have an honest question. I am aware there is an accepted breeding season dictated by time in the year. I was approached by a group that is very desperate to have hatchlings available longer during the year if I were to cool one side of my snake room as I raised the heat on the other side while I am growing up new stock could I feasibly have my stock have two separate laying seasons throughout the year? I know even in ideal circumstances some snakes take longer and some more time but if I artificially cooled half the racks 4 months after the others could I achieve this effect? Information is not around for this approach. I have done it successfully with other species so I was unclear if balls had a fixed season or if environment could i fact alter the lay dates/hatch dates.
The most explainable video about breeding ball pythons! Thanks! :) The only thing i missed were about how often and for how long at each time you introduce males to females cages? Last season i put my male to one female monday throught friday if no lock is seen and then the rest of month off, since i only had one female. This season i have two females and in the future more. Do you just continue each week on with new female and giving him the weekends off or exactly how do you go with it? :)
Excellent,,,simple and easy to follow guidelines mate ,,,this vid will help me and a lot of other people out in the hobby ,,thanks again for another top notch vid bro 👍
Great video. My latest female ate like crazy, as you said, then went off food for a good 2-3 months while she was building and then laid 6 nice eggs about 33 days after her prelay shed. Have you noticed your girls going off good like this?
A great video Gavin,very easy to follow,do you keep your hot-spot at 88 all year round? I've had no luck this season I think my room gets to hot,hope you're well,si
ridiculous royals pythons hello mate, yes I try to keep the hot spot at 88 all year as females are at different stages..... All's well, Good to hear from you. 👍
If you have a moment, I have a female that I've had some trouble getting to go. Her very first time she slugged out (my fault, ambient temps were way too high), but I haven't been able to get her to go since. It seems that I can't get enough food into her to get her to ovulate. What do you suggest feeding wise? I feed my rats Mazuri rodent breeder (6F) and they get all the goods that I don't eat (leftover salad, eggs, asparagus, etc) so I don't believe that it is the quality of the rats that are causing the trouble. I do believe I am warming up my cages too early though and that is having an impact on this particular female. Thank you again Gavin!
A few questions..... 1)Did your other females go on to lay for you? 2) are you using the same male as before? 3) how often do you put your male in with your female?
My other females have laid for me no problem. I used a different male and she’s been receptive and locking with both. I usually pair my male once a week if he’s available or at minimum once a month.
I believe that my female is in the glow stage and her eye caps look like she's going to shed soon. She only locked up with a male for a little under 12 hours in the end of November but out male hasn't been wanting to lock anymore even with a week worth of separation. Now all she does is curl up in her water dish and not really move. She also went off of food about a week before the visual lock. First time breeder so this is all new and confusing. Any advice or what you think might be happening?
Watched this 4 years ago and still come back to it as a refresher .
I'm in the process of breeding my girl for the first time and I keep coming back to this video as it's such a brilliant source of information. Thank you for sharing the knowledge! Hopefully see you at Donny :)
I've been roaming the net for a couple of months soaking up as much breeding information as I can (not breeding till next year) before I start and I have to hand it to you this is one of the better, more informative videos out there and added straight to bookmarks. Thank you for taking the time to fill others in, much appreciated. Keep it up man 👍
Ecosse Exotics good luck in your breeding next year and thanks for watching
I wish I seen a video like this when I started!! I’m pretty sure a new breeder will be as confidently a pro after this Gavin!! Great video!!
The Python Burrow I still have a year or so until I start but like you said, now I know exactly what to do from watching Gavin's videos
The Python Burrow I wish there was too brotha for me 👍
Absolutely top notch information! Easy to understand and follow, it makes perfect sense. Thanks Gavin for another excellent video!
Spartan Reptiles thanks brotha 😉👍
2 years later and an amazing video for aspiring hobbyists. You, sir, have my respect.
That’s when the funky stuff goes down 😂 loved this vid, really informative, well explained, easy to follow, hands down just fab.
Gavin...awesome! thanks for this since im a new breeder and first time this season. I was already counting out 3 females out of the 5 i have breeding due to the fact that they locked 3 times since November, 2 eat somewhat often and the other 3 dont eat as much. All 5 are in the 1500-1800 grams and ive been seeing 3 not really eating and getting thinner. NOW, that i know it can take up to 8 months for the female to grow the follicles, i feel more relaxed knowing i still have a chance and i dont need to raise temps again for those females i thought they were not going :) Thanks again from one Argentine to a British :)
Pablo de los Rios your very welcome 😉👍
Great vid and explained brilliantly, my 1st season so this helps massively. Cheers dude!
Stuart Sterling thanks for watching buddy
This was super informative. I’m brand new to this and really learned a lot. Thank you for doing this!
Sarah Zak glad I can help out 😊
Gavin you're in the right profession!!! Wow this vid is so informative! Thank you so much!
Shannon Grimes your very welcome 😊
The best and the most informational video I found so far :) Thank you!
I know this video is kinda old but thank you so much for this! I'm considering breeding a few ball pythons and this helped a ton. You were calm but passionate in explaining and didn't rush. Must guides seem to rush through what to do and it makes me anxious. The illustration really helped also. This is honestly the best! Keep up the good work! ❤️
Best of luck with your breeding plans 😊👍
Great video, Gavin. love the timeline you drew to explain the breeding cycle. I wonder if you plan on making a 'follow up' for new breeders about what to expect from hatchlings in the same way... I'm sure there are many out there that would greatly appreciate it. how long does that first shed take?... when should we start worrying about the hatchlings not eating? things to look for and when to see if the baby snakes are doing well and staying healthy... I'm sure you see where I'm going... and thank you again for all the wonderful, informative and fun videos. keep up the good work!
Thanks and I have more to show on this topic
'Superbitch'. I lol'd! XD Wonderful video.
Kat Mann thank you 😊👍
Great info!! I have plans of eventually breeding when I get a place of my own. I just got my first snake last Saturday, and she is the sweetest, most calm, and most curious girl, and a beautiful normal! Het for clown, too. I've always been interested in snakes and reptiles, especially ball pythons. So when I finally convinced my parents after almost two years of begging and proving myself, I got one! I love the clown gene too, so hopefully within a few years, I'll get a clown male, or something else, and make some beautiful babies!
I especially love how you talk about the snakes, so kind and like they really matter. It makes me so happy! Keep doing what you're doing.
You're videos are amazing. Thank you so much for making easy to understand videos. I've been going through them and have loved them all!
decentlyintense thanks for watching and best of luck in the future
Brilliant advice really helped my research. 👍👍👍 thanks Gavin.
Glad it helps 😊👍
Thank you so much. Am breeding a pair for the first time and feel like I’ve watched hundreds of videos, and still fully confused about the stages, what happens in each, and how long they last.
I’m going to watch this again and do my own kiddie art in a notebook. Lol
I love watching your posts, you have the greatest way of explaining the most complex or controversial topics in an easy to understand manner, while always presenting various viewpoints
I love to understand the different opinions, think about what makes sense and form a well thought out opinion of my own.
You are on the top of my go-to channels, along with the 3 Brians, Kevin, Miguel, Jason and Carla, who is amazing
This video is pure gold, thank you so much.
Gavin that was a fantastic illistration of the breeding cycle! Love it!!
CplSoto Reptiles glad I can help out 😊👍
All right a test I can pass! Very cool for you to share this info.Awesome.
Going Yooper 😂😂😂 your welcome brotha
Thank you for breaking down the way the female ball pythons body and follicular development to eggs works. As always another great video. Take care.✌
Doezsha.B as always, thanks for watching and your comments are awesome
Thanks Gavin for making this video. You have no idea how much I’ve referred to the information contained here and pointed others here as well. Thanks again for all the great info!
Great video! Exactly the information I came to see! Thanks so much!
absolutely fantastic vid, i printed off this diagram and laminated it......you are a legend Gavin.
steve twidle thanks Steve, I have done a few myself for the next reptile show here
Great video!!! Thanks a lot! Very educative. Answered many questions.
Very very much appreciate your videos! You are one hell of a guy Gavin! I want to start breeding so I'm trying to learn ALL I can before I even get any animals to get my very first project going!
My Domain69 glad it can help and explain the process to people
Thank you for this. I've referenced it multiple times as a refresher. Just had my first ever clutch a couple weeks ago with 3 more on the way.
I’m now in my 4th year of breading and I come back to this video every year for a quick recap.
I'm re-watching this, as my first clutch is coming out of the egg in the incubator. Still invaluable information - thanks for everything. Much love to ya Gavin!
Another excellent video Brotha!!!! I like how you put all of that down to understand.
GODFATHERS EXOTICS that's how I understand things brotha so I hope it helps people out there
WOW! Finally something I understand in the snake world!!! You are great Gavin!!!! Thank you so much!
Calissa 😂 your welcome
Thanks gavin, great video,really appreciate what you doing please don't stop. I just got 2 female one is an adult I'm hoping I can get her to go for Me this season I had been looking for something like this. Thanks a bunch.
Javier Valencia fingers crossed for you and the future
Love this video, you've broken it down on paper or board to make it so much easier to understand the process.
Excellent info. I'm breeding for the first time this year so your videos are a massive help to me. Keep up the great work.
Kieran Ellis that's great to hear and best of luck for the future 😊👍
Great video Gavin, really well explained and easy to understand,Thank you..... :)
fabwiz G. I hope it helps people out there
Definitely educating me, thanks,keep up the good work.....
I'm finally catching up on your videos lol. Great video and great info bro. Very well explained and illustrated.
Mid-South Morphs thanks bro 👍
Awesome Awesome video Gavin... Thanks for sharing your experience & what works for you. I'm sure there's many of us that Greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge. 👍
Sergio McDole I'm so grateful for my followers and your feed back. Thank you
You might not be able to draw, but you are definitely an artist!!
Great video. It’s my forest season.,I have two pairings that have just ovulate and prelay is due in just under 2 weeks.
Love this video mate just what i needed nice easy and good to understand looking forward to my first season 😊
Darren Malome fingers crossed for you mate
Thanks very much for this vid Gavin - really useful for getting to grips with the cycle of everything and should help me a lot in future!
Perfect Pythons your welcome Nick 👍
So helpful! Your videos have taught me so much. Thank you!
Cybill Murillo it's great that I can help out from time to time
Great video!!! Very informative!! Thank you!! How do you know the difference between a normal shed and a pre-lay shed? I don’t have an ultrasound so I can’t really measure the follicles.
Quality video mate. New to the breeding side of things so feel confident from this video. Its now plasterd onto the side of my racking. Top man. Your videos are tops mate. 👍
I LEARN SOMTHING NEW EVERY TIME ON THIS CHANNEL
*WE ARE REPTILES UK* thanks for watching
Extremely informative video on the breeding cycle of a ball python. Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us. Great job. I am going to share your video on my facebook and add it to my recommended videos on our RUclips channel so other can see your video as it is extremely helpful. Thank you.
Gray's Reptiles thank you for watching and I hope it helps people
I think that just about covered it professor Adkins ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steve Munn 😂😂😂 thanks mate
Thanks been away from Royals for a few years and this is very helpful to help my memory
thanks a lot this is gonna be my first breeding season, so this video is gold. You have great content keep it up
slightlyhector best of luck for your breeding season and thank you for your support
Fantastic video...just a quick question (from the uk) what is your hatchling setup? Looks like wham 3.5ltr and ikea rack? How do u heat it, cable, mat and belly or back heat? Need to build one myself and use the larger wham boxes for my other royals. This way it's matching :)
Nathan Brickwood I used to use that setup and it worked great, I just needed more tubs..... I used cable and belly heat 👍
Great video Gavin, very informative for a new breeder like myself 👍🏼
Scott Marshall thanks for watching mate
Great Video really lays it all out for us all.
Danny Walden your welcome and thanks for watching
This helps me understand the process really well. I’m starting breeding hopefully the end of this year. This spells it out brilliantly. Thanks
Best info available brother. Right on
Roger Kime thanks Roger 😉👍
Thanks for this amazingly simple and easy to understand video about breeding cycle, I have read lots of things but was still wondering when to feed, how long to cool down... That helped a lot! Thank you :) I’m taking my first try this year, getting prepared very seriously
This was really helpful I just got my ultrasound and I was confused at some of the behaviors of my females. I have one female that stopped eating after a few pairings about a month ago and she is still only at ~15mm follicles. Have you had any females go off food early in the cycle?
I laughed my a** off at the smiley face.
Gavin thanks so much, this video is Brilliant! Love the diagram too.
Are there any books in particular that you can recommend to supplement what I’m learning on your awesome channel?
Hi Gavin thx for this great explanation of the breeding cycle. I have a question. Prelay shed wich day do you count the 21-45 days from? When the snakes eyes turn grey or when the skin comes of? Im asking because i have a girl that dropped a realy small slug yesterday 2x1cm but nothing else have come out of her yet ( 48 hours later) and its 16 days after her skin came of or 21 days after her eyes turned grey. Earlier when I palpetted her i could feel 4 normal eggs. what should i do just wait? oh and this is teh first time i have a female BP laying eggs for me so im not sure whats going on here.....
Some times they will get rid of slugs before the eggs, it's 21-45 days after they shed out
Thx man i was getting worried about what was going on :)
Thank you for this info! Hopefully will start breeding next year. This video and others you post are helping me learn a ton.
Thank you again!
Great video! My one question, what if we are small time hobbyists and just have our rack in our living room, how do you suggest keeping that ambient temp higher? Temp gun says front of my tubs are 70-75. Back is 87 on top of substrate and 90 on bottom face of tub. VE t stat. Cserpents rack.
Dalton Strader you wouldn't need to, because you would have to work with the tub temps..... Those racks work well in living rooms
Brilliant video. Thank you for the information.
Joe Singer thanks for watching Joe 👍
My snake just had her first Ovalshan shes vanilla pastel ball python to a fire pinstripe fingers crossed just happen to night thinks gavin its my first time breeding you are a great help mate cheers it has took them 2 years from babys to now she 1855g
Great video! I thought maybe breaking this video into a small series and create a playlist for it. You could even continue the diagram drawing method.
Example:
-What do you do during the 3-5mm?
-What do you do during the 4-8 months?
-What stage do you start putting males to females?
-What stage do you stop putting males to females?
-How often do you feed females during their feeding craze?
-Explain ovulation in snakes.
-What do you do in the period between ovulation and Prelay?
-What do you do between prelay and eggs?
I’m a detailed oriented person and I think you’re one of the best breeders out there that can break this diagram down even further. I’m not trying to tell you what to do but I think it would be a great help instead of looking through tons of videos for all this great information. It will make it a one stop shop of breeding information and I believe you would be the first to break it down like that. If you would like to ask me, as a soon to be new breeder, any questions I would gladly help.
Thank you again for your hard work.
Fantastic video big fella, printed it out and it's hanging next to my rack😁 great, easy to understand information, make some hand outside for Doncaster 😎😎😎
Tyke thanks buddy and not a bad idea 😉👍
Hi Gavin! Thanks for all the educational material you post in your channel. I have a question for you, hope you find the time to answer it. This year I'm trying your approach of putting a second male to some of my girls. How long do you wait after a lock with the first to introduce the second?
Thanks in advance!
I think this is the 3rd time I’ve watched this. Thanks!
Super educational! First time breeder here, I think she was cooling, and now she's back on the warm side, but I didn't notice and physical difference and she's still eating. Does this mean she didn't make her follicles?
Watch this week's video, it may help 👍🏼
Great info thanks for sharing!
Momzbie 3 your welcome
Very informative Gavin thank you
Christopher Brown thanks for watching
What an awesome vid! Thanks so much for all of your fantastic content!
Riley R your welcome and thanks for watching
Excellent explanation, precise and informative. I'm new to breeding and your videos are incredibly helpful.
Hey, I was wondering if you could answer a question. My lesser female is usually a pretty bright grey and tan color. Today when I opened her cage up to feed her she had some Red blushing along her back and her belly has reddened. Do you think something may be wrong. Her cage is clean, she has fresh water, and has locked up twice this month with a male.
silkystreebzz I have no idea, best thing to do is give it 24 hours and see how see looks then, if worse then take her to the vets 👍
This was so helpful. Thank you.
Thank you for your vid.
Then we have the "odd balls" - I just came home from the vet today due to lack of fodder taking- and SURPRICE - the girl is gravid.
Balls can show prematurely ovulations signs as you descripe like feeding frenzy (january) and keep on the breeding cycle with no mating or ever been caged with a male.
This is really rare, and even more rare if one of her eggs are viable, but lets cross fingers - she should be due about the 20 of may 22
What do you do once the babies hatch. I have seen some automatically put them in separate tubs. Then I've seen some put them back in the incubator in the same container
Check out some of my latest videos where I explain in detail
Currently on 32 days!! Thanks love this video xx
Should i be able to feel eggs tho? I cant feel anything at all. She is coiled and has been for 3 days now shifting only slightly xx
@@samanthahoyland6708 how did it go? I'm going thru the same thing.
Nothing she didnt lay no idea what was going on xx
@@samanthahoyland6708 dang hope mines does.Thanks.
I didnt breed her so im not that disappointed. Ive heard its possible tho to not feel eggs and they still lay good luck xx
Thanks for a very informative video.
We are still trying to get used to the girls cycles. So far none seem to make sense to us! LoL
This will help a great deal x
Tracey Hewitt thanks for watching Tracey
Gavin I have an honest question. I am aware there is an accepted breeding season dictated by time in the year. I was approached by a group that is very desperate to have hatchlings available longer during the year if I were to cool one side of my snake room as I raised the heat on the other side while I am growing up new stock could I feasibly have my stock have two separate laying seasons throughout the year? I know even in ideal circumstances some snakes take longer and some more time but if I artificially cooled half the racks 4 months after the others could I achieve this effect? Information is not around for this approach. I have done it successfully with other species so I was unclear if balls had a fixed season or if environment could i fact alter the lay dates/hatch dates.
The most explainable video about breeding ball pythons! Thanks! :) The only thing i missed were about how often and for how long at each time you introduce males to females cages? Last season i put my male to one female monday throught friday if no lock is seen and then the rest of month off, since i only had one female. This season i have two females and in the future more. Do you just continue each week on with new female and giving him the weekends off or exactly how do you go with it? :)
Lauge M. Petersen I will do a video on this topic soon 👍
great info....love it. thanks for the share.
chris wilson thanks for watching 👍
Excellent,,,simple and easy to follow guidelines mate ,,,this vid will help me and a lot of other people out in the hobby ,,thanks again for another top notch vid bro 👍
MACKS MORPHS as always thanks for watching my friend
Very helpful. Thank you
Ash Aquarius always great to get feed back from you guys
Great video for a beginner like myself
Oh wow you're the best!!! ❤️ This and your channel is great info!
Great video. My latest female ate like crazy, as you said, then went off food for a good 2-3 months while she was building and then laid 6 nice eggs about 33 days after her prelay shed. Have you noticed your girls going off good like this?
Outstanding video sir. You the man!!
geoff lewis thank you Geoff
Well explained Gavin!
Big Bend Reptiles thank you, I do my best
If only i had someone like u near by where i live i wanna learn from u all day
Great video, surprised I missed this one, gonna share quite a bit
Thank you 👍
Very well put. I learned a lot.
Awesome video and very informative , thanks :)
A great video Gavin,very easy to follow,do you keep your hot-spot at 88 all year round? I've had no luck this season I think my room gets to hot,hope you're well,si
ridiculous royals pythons hello mate, yes I try to keep the hot spot at 88 all year as females are at different stages..... All's well, Good to hear from you. 👍
If you have a moment, I have a female that I've had some trouble getting to go. Her very first time she slugged out (my fault, ambient temps were way too high), but I haven't been able to get her to go since. It seems that I can't get enough food into her to get her to ovulate. What do you suggest feeding wise? I feed my rats Mazuri rodent breeder (6F) and they get all the goods that I don't eat (leftover salad, eggs, asparagus, etc) so I don't believe that it is the quality of the rats that are causing the trouble. I do believe I am warming up my cages too early though and that is having an impact on this particular female. Thank you again Gavin!
A few questions..... 1)Did your other females go on to lay for you?
2) are you using the same male as before?
3) how often do you put your male in with your female?
My other females have laid for me no problem.
I used a different male and she’s been receptive and locking with both.
I usually pair my male once a week if he’s available or at minimum once a month.
I believe that my female is in the glow stage and her eye caps look like she's going to shed soon. She only locked up with a male for a little under 12 hours in the end of November but out male hasn't been wanting to lock anymore even with a week worth of separation. Now all she does is curl up in her water dish and not really move. She also went off of food about a week before the visual lock. First time breeder so this is all new and confusing. Any advice or what you think might be happening?
Awsome video.. thanks alot. .
glerup reptiles your welcome
Such a useful video thanks for that one gavin 😎
I loved this video. Thank you so much for this.
boxingboa thanks for watching brotha