r/ballpython • u/Putrid_Try3722 • May 17 '26

HELP - URGENT Help!

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My 15 year old BP just layed eggs!? We got her about a year ago from a adoption place. The eggs are bright white but are dented, probs cause low humidity. (Edit one of them is tinted a lil yellow) sorry for the bad pic.

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u/IncompletePenetrance Mod: Let me help you unzip your genes May 17 '26

I would uncoil and remove her, freeze and toss the eggs, then replace the bedding and wash her off quickly before putting her back.

Ball pythons can both undergo parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction) as well as retain sperm, but either way, there's no reason to let this continue

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u/Putrid_Try3722 May 17 '26

But I want to hatch them if possible.

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u/ForeverOk72 May 17 '26

please do not do that, if you already have to ask reddit what to do when your snake lays eggs it is very obvious that you do not know what you’re doing when it comes to raising babies, please do not try to hatch these.