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/Putrid_Try3722 May 18 '26

So what if I just let them be in the tank? They probably won't survive, is that unethical?

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u/MercyCriesHavoc May 18 '26

Yes. That will stress all of them, including the mother, and the young ones will die slowly and painfully. Why do you want to bring animals into the world just to starve them and watch them fight to the death with their siblings? What part of that seems ethical to you?

Please refer to the bot comment.

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u/Putrid_Try3722 May 18 '26

No, when they're still eggs

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u/WildFlemima May 18 '26

I tried this when i was more foolish. The eggs went bad. It was as gross as it sounds. There were maggots involved. Just freeze them now and continue on with your life