I've had clutches that look very similar in the past. A few of the eggs hatched, but most didn't. Like Ben said, you can try to candle them, or better yet, you can just wait. Time will tell. If they are bad, it will be pretty obvious because they will start to smell terrible are turn all sorts of funny colors (blue, green, yellow, etc).



*More importantly, I think you may want to check to see if she's retaining any eggs. An adult JCP should lay between 15-25 eggs, ...10 at the least. You should be able to either see or palpate them. Try to gently place you fingers on her belly scales and your thumb toward her spine as she crawls thru your hands.



Dystocia (egg binding or difficulty in laying eggs) is somewhat common in pythons. There are several potential causes of the problem, including mis-shaped eggs (which is likely the case considering the abnormal type eggs that were deposited), eggs that are stuck together and eggs that are too large. You may try soaking her in baby-bath warm water, and/or you may also try gently messaging the retained eggs out thru the cloaca. *However, use extreme caution when doing so, or you risk rupturing or prolapsing the oviduct. Dystocia can be fatal, so if she doesn't pass the remaining eggs soon, you may want to take her to a qualified vet.



Hope I've helped and let us know what you find out!
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Will Leary

Reptilicus Reptiles

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