I had a ball python that laid fertile eggs producing healthy babies and she has not been with a male for at least several years. This happen to anyone else?
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gballam
Oct 17, 2007 11:39 AM
Replies (3)
melindaste
Oct 17, 2007 01:42 PM
There have been a few post on here about that. Do you still have the babies?
BRhaco
Oct 17, 2007 04:54 PM
Sperm storage is a fairly common phenomena among snakes. In general, the longer the period since the last mating, the lower the fertility rate. How many eggs were laid, and how many actually hatched?
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Brad Chambers
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gballam
Oct 18, 2007 08:45 PM
She laid 8 eggs. All 8 looked good until week 6 then 3 went south. at week 8, 4 pipped and 3 successfully hatched which are small but doing fine. the other egg had a dead, malformed, baby inside. All three of the surviving animals are female.
