Unexpected Eggs

Hi guys. This is my first post and I want to say hi before telling my story. I am 46 and I have had the same BP since I was 21 and in college. Her name is Eptius and I have NEVER had her near another BP or tried to breed her. I have had her in several types of different cages over the years, but I recently put her in a critter cage with a plastic hide rock after my family moved to a new home.

My mom had been fighting cancer since last year so I had been very busy with trips to NW Indiana all Spring. I hadnt been able to pay Epty much attention. All I knew was that she wasnt eating and had 2 sheds very close together. I also didnt see much of her because she was spending a lot of time in her hide rock. My wife kept telling me that she thought something was wrong with Epty, but I just thought she wasnt hungry.

My mom passed during June and I didnt see Epty until well after the funeral (about 1.5 weeks). One Saturday, I lifted the rock off her to show her to a friend. Words cannot describe the shock I felt when I saw her coiled around a clutch of eggs.

I scrambled and did some fast research. I learned about parthenogenesis and ordered an incubator. I decided to incubate them myself because I really wanted Epty to eat again. Now let me just say at this point that I really had no idea what I was doing. I started with a clutch of 6 eggs, but 2 dried up and rotted. I kept the temp at about 89-90, but I had a problem with the humidity for a weekend while I was out of town.

On 08/19/10, the first one started to come out. Number 3 came out last night, but #4 appears to have died in the egg. It was fully formed, but for some reason it died. #1 and #3 appear to be perfectly normal. In fact, #3 snapped at me twice tonight.

The one that I dont understand is #2 because she appears to have been born with a birth defect of the eyes. The eye covers are HUGE and my kids have affectionatly named her Bugsy.

What exactly is wrong with her eyes and can she survive? Should I take her to a vet? Also, what are the odds of Epty doing this again next year? :confused: Thanks in advance.

Here are some pics of my journey.

EPTIUS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5.../EPTIUS004.jpg

THE INCUBATOR
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5.../EPTIUS006.jpg

THE EGGS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5.../EPTIUS009.jpg

THE BABIES
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5.../BABIES001.jpg

#1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5.../BABIES003.jpg

#2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5.../EPTIUS020.jpg

#3
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5.../BABIES002.jpg

wow idk wat to do about that but i just had to say thats an amazing story and that Bugsy doesnt look good but idk im not very educated on this stuff yet

Can you take a better pic of those eye's I've never seen that before.

The one with the eye problem is most likely blind. And you say she has never been with a male?

:O:confused::confused: i really dont know wat happened here with her having eggs

btw #3 looks amazing ill buy him lol

So wait you have had the same BP for 25 years and you've NEVER once had another BP in contact with her, and some how had viable eggs!?! :confused: Does #3 have kinks in its neck or is it just the picture? I personally would put #2 down, unless your sure it is in no pain and can live a quailty life.

whatever happened its a blessing and congrats!

with bugsy, better have a vet see it.

what part of sw ohio you live in i am from cincinnati.if you need one of them off you hands let me know. id proply put blindy down jmo

Congrats on the babies! Interesting story!

I've heard about someone locally who experienced parthenogenesis in his snake a couple years ago, but I was skeptical. I know it can happen but it's just so unreal. Very cool story. Good luck with your babies.