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I purchased a female in July and the guy that sold her to me, said he got her from a pet store that didnt own balls. He had her quarantined at his home as well. However on September 12th out dropped a clutch of 6 fertile ones. I got to find that invisible ball, then find out if its co-dom or recessive. I could be rich off that one.

The female is about 3000 grams. The babies were born at 100 grams. They all but one have this killer jungle pattern.

Jeff & Starr
5StarrMorphs

Sounds like something most people dream of when they buy a snake!
I'd bet that she was probably wild-caught and already gravid from being in the wild, maybe?
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1.0 Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1 albino Cranwell's horned frog
1.0 bearded dragon
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Well, the female is extremely docile and has no scars and one of the easiest going balls I have. Who knows though. The pet store that got her said it was from a local man in Florida who didnt own any other snakes. Go figure.

This may sound like a silly question. But have you sexed them yet? Are they all one sex? Parthenogenic births are not unknown in snakes though I don't know of any in ball pythons. It's probably a stretch but maybe still a very very small possibility.

>>Well, the female is extremely docile and has no scars and one of the easiest going balls I have. Who knows though. The pet store that got her said it was from a local man in Florida who didnt own any other snakes. Go figure.
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thats what i was thinking...if they are all males it could be parthenogenesis

No, they are not all one sex. They came out 2.4 which was real good. I am assuming that it was just a case of long storage and at some point in the last year the female was exposed to a male. Thanks for looking. Jeff