Since there are so few images to be found of ball pythons left to maternally incubate their clutches, I'm tossing some pics of mine doing just that. She's 38 days in and the eggs are still looking good. She wasn't thrilled with it but I did candle them last night. I got to see babies fluttering around inside and I absolutely love that. The pics are lousy and I apologize for that. I'll have to get some extra hands to help me next time.
She's housed in a 40 breeder tank with a 30qt sterilite tub lined with moss as a lay box.
Next year I may just put the eggs in an incubator and let mom get back on track with feeding but I figured this was my year for firsts and I let her do her thing. I'm very pleased with the way things are going right now. I've only seen her leave the eggs once and that was just for a stretch and drink of water. She seems to be an excellent mother and this is her first clutch.