Dh ghost clutch

Good results from my DH SK Axanthic /Hypo breeding. This is that clutch from the DH girl that was 539 grams post lay. She is doing great eating 4-5 large mice a week putting weight back on nicely. :gj:

Sorry for the shadows. The sun was high in the sky and I snapped them quickly. I will do anything not to use a flash.

Pictured (fresh from egg) are 1.1 66% POS DH -- 0.1 Axanthic 66% and the first "bug-eyed" I have produced.

Thought you would all find her interesting. This rare condition is thought to be an "incubation thing" in which fluid builds in the lens/socket. They wiil pop at some point and I have been told to put Silver Sulfide or a triple antibiotic on them so they don't dry out too quickly after popping. I have been told that these animals can survive and be healthy in the long run.

She has no kinks, but her head seems "short/truncated. She is using her tongue and her mouth alignment looks good. Her color and pattern are different that the Hets. This difference is likely incubation linked -- all 3 are high gold and PRETTY! I do not think she is a Hypo -- :confused:??? Opinions please. :)

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Wow, that Axanthic is flippin amazing!!!! Definatly on my shoping list.

thats pretty creepy looking. Ive never heard about that happening before, what causes it to do that?
good luck, i hope it gets better

btw awesome axanthic!

She does not look hypo to me, she does look very light though. I wonder if this has to do with her eyes as well?

Maybe the same factor caused both anomolies?

I know that boas can get something similar to this, but I believe the size of the eyeball stays the same just distends a little more?

Her eyes look to be very enlarged, as long as the shortened head. Can she see?

amazing axanthic! my fav morph by far! and jeez that big eyed feller is the first ugly snake ive seen. thats creepy stuff. hope she makes it though.

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

She does not look hypo to me, she does look very light though. I wonder if this has to do with her eyes as well?

Maybe the same factor caused both anomolies?

I know that boas can get something similar to this, but I believe the size of the eyeball stays the same just distends a little more?

Her eyes look to be very enlarged, as long as the shortened head. Can she see?

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Appreciate the insight Pat. :gj: My guess is that she is a Pos DH, and that her color and pattern difference is incubation related. Her color is lighter, CLEANER, and differs in pattern from the Pos DH sibs.

I assume she can see a bit. I find that pre-shed hatchlings react "oddly" to motion and handling for the most part anyway. :rolleye2:

Both eyes have subsided since the pics yesterday. A shed will help to tell what is going on in there. :) She appears to have normal eyes and I believe it is the swelling of the surrounding socket that makes them seem SUPER BIG. :O

She will be my special project. If she will feed I think she will have a decent shot. I WILL NOT be assist feeding her. If she will not eat on her own -- nature is doing what is best given her "issues". ;)

I like the heart on her neck. Her color is definately intersting and I think its from the het influence. The eyes just look Sci Fi, wierd.

I think she is beautiful. She reminds me of a telescope goldfish. Lol!

Great looking clutch:) ....love em all!!

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Originally Posted by Bill Buchman

DH girl that was 539 grams post lay

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how many grams was she pre ov?