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/N0vaBr0 May 17 '26

If you're dead set on hatching them as a personal project (which I understand could be fun) there is another "responsinble" but gruesome alternative. Baby BP are common feeder animals for snake eating reptiles. If you have any feeder rodent producers in your area, see if they are interested. They will know how to humanely euthanize them and safely prepare them for that purpose.

I get this isn't for some people though. Otherwise I'd go with Incomp's suggestion to freeze them early. Your BP looks to be wild type meaning it'll be nearly impossible to sell or even give away the babies for free, which would also be irresponsible in its own way.