A recent clutch had 3 of 6 eggs go bad. This clutch was from an Albino male to a 100% Het. Albino female. This past Sunday one of the 3 eggs pipped. It was a het. for albino. I couldn't wait so I cut the second egg. Again, a het. for albino. My last chance for an albino was the third and final egg! I carefully cut it open! Dam the neonate was dark, but wait, on the other side, ALBINO! Sure enough TWINS! One Albino and one het. for albino. I assume all twins in ball pythons were identical, but obviously that is not true. In this case two fertilized egg cells were encased in the same shell. Picture to follow.
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Twins - not identical.
snakewrangler69
Aug 04, 2009 10:38 PM
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snakewrangler69
Aug 04, 2009 10:39 PM
After 5 years this is my first set of twins.
jason
Aug 05, 2009 06:44 AM
Congrats on the twins.
I may be wrong, but I believe identical twins are actually pretty rare. Usually the babies have different patterns, and, sometimes like yours, are different morphs.
Either way, still very cool.
bristen
Aug 05, 2009 09:10 AM
>>After 5 years this is my first set of twins.
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FRoberts
Aug 05, 2009 11:53 AM
>>After 5 years this is my first set of twins.
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Watever
Aug 07, 2009 11:49 PM
I also tought the twins in snake eggs were identical.
Looks like it's not and it make some sense. When you get twins or triplet or what so ever lucky you can if they survive, it's cause 2 spermatozoide went in I believe. While for identical it's only 1, and they split after.
Well, you have a albino at least 
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