I Am Curious !!!! Anyone else ever have it happen ?

Hey ,
Now i know having Twins in an egg is not all that rare but i was curious to know how many people have had Triplets ?
i got a 7 egg Clutch Double sired (Pinstripe & Spider x Normal Female)
now i cut eggs to see who was the daddy and i notice i had a set of twins
so my ratio is going to be 2 normals , 4 pinstripes and Twin Spiders .

WELL !!! as i was looking at my eggs last night seeing how the twins were coming along and i noticed something strange , i found a living and moving 3rd snake body in the egg so these went from what i thought was Twins to now being Triplets and i know its a very rare occurrence but i wanted to find out how many others have had it happen ?
First pic ( Twins before i found out there was 3rd )
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...peTwins004.jpg

Second Pic (closer of twins before i found 3rd in egg)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...11Stuff005.jpg

Wow! :O congrats, make sure to try & get pics of their lil heads peaking out if you can, this is too cool!

ahahahah holy cow thats crazy they will be so little.

Yes i plan to get better pics once they start pipping out its just sweet to see triplets . and i thought twins was awesome LOL

sweet! cant wait to see them out. what day are they in?

Very cool! I don't recall reading about anyone hatching triplet BPs. Congrats!

thats awesome, congrats

Thats awesome and rare congrats!

they look so little, in what day you cut the eggs?

Wow! Congrats! I had twins this year...They were both small and needed help getting started! I can't imagine how tiny these guys are going to be! Good luck with them!

They look white????

That is fascinating! I have never heard of twins let alone triplets. I haven't gotten into breeding yet, maybe in a few years :):gj:

to those that asked they are on Day 40 as of today all my stuff hatches out of egg around day 52 like clockwork so basically 12 more days to go

I bet your pretty excited, be sure you get some good pictures, and I hope they do well. Its got to be pretty cramped in there

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Originally Posted by TheVipersHouse

to those that asked they are on Day 40 as of today all my stuff hatches out of egg around day 52 like clockwork so basically 12 more days to go

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Out of curiosity, how does having a window like that, effect the egg, if anything?

uhhh Triplets :O that's Insane..:O
I read about plenty of twins but Triplets??...wow:bow::bow::bow:
You could be first one who ever did that :gj:
Big Congrats :gj::gj::gj:

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Originally Posted by The Hedgehog

Out of curiosity, how does having a window like that, effect the egg, if anything?

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window as in ?? time frame ? or you talking window as in now much i cut open ?

Nope, there is a video on youtube of a guy that had 2 sets of triplets and 6 sets of twins in one clutch.

Wow! Thats amazing:O
Congrats and good luck with them!

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Originally Posted by Jessica Loesch

Nope, there is a video on youtube of a guy that had 2 sets of triplets and 6 sets of twins in one clutch.

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were those BP eggs or Retic eggs ? i heard it happens alot in retics , but never heard of triplets in BP's before

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Originally Posted by TheVipersHouse

window as in ?? time frame ? or you talking window as in now much i cut open ?

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I'm pretty sure they were referring to how much you cut open.

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Originally Posted by TheVipersHouse

were those BP eggs or Retic eggs ? i heard it happens alot in retics , but never heard of triplets in BP's before

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I've seen the video and they were BP eggs. It was pretty cool to see so many twins and triplets.

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Originally Posted by Kinra

I'm pretty sure they were referring to how much you cut open.

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Well as in Window of how much i cut it really doesnt have any adverse affects that i have ever run into . i follow same routine every clutch and its never hurt or affected my eggs in any way....

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I've seen the video and they were BP eggs. It was pretty cool to see so many twins and triplets.

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thats kewl like i said i have heard about it in alot with retic eggs . but none the less how many times prior im still excited as hell for these guys to hatch out :D

OK heres a couple pics of the triplets so you can see all 3 snakes in egg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ndTwins001.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ndTwins002.jpg


And heres a pic of the Definite TWINS from who's ur daddy clutch #2
(like i said looks possibly like in clutch #2 that i will be having 3 sets of twins)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ndTwins003.jpg

it's a controversial video ... He messes with em too much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1STOyZNNtPo

You might be right on snake, but I assumed they were ball pythons ... guess not :)

Either way, grats :)

Still curious, the snakes in the eggs are white and gray .... Is it just the lighting?

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Originally Posted by Jessica Loesch

Still curious, the snakes in the eggs are white and gray .... Is it just the lighting?

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In day 40 they dont have full coloration yet...If I good remember full colors popping up around day 50...

Edit: :ninja: :rofl:

The color comes in later on baby ball pythons, they will develop more color as they mature in the egg and moreso when they hatch and have their first shed! I remember seeing some crazy spiders(or bees?) that looked pure black and white until they hatched out of the egg, it just meant they weren't all the way 'cooked' yet! :D

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Originally Posted by Jessica Loesch

it's a controversial video ... He messes with em too much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1STOyZNNtPo

You might be right on snake, but I assumed they were ball pythons ... guess not :)

Either way, grats :)

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ya those are retics not BP's

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Originally Posted by Jessica Loesch

Still curious, the snakes in the eggs are white and gray .... Is it just the lighting?

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just like what was said before i posted , they are on day 40 so they havent gotten their full colors in yet , usually the color is the last thing to appear on babies .

Wow that's just awesome! Cant wait to see pics out of the egg.

Oh shoot I missed the day the eggs were at. Is there a risk cutting so early?

Yeah, after rewatching the video, I realized they were retic eggs, lol.

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Originally Posted by Jessica Loesch

Oh shoot I missed the day the eggs were at. Is there a risk cutting so early?

Yeah, after rewatching the video, I realized they were retic eggs, lol.

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like i said i personally have never had a problem cutting at day 30 ( and i know quite a few others that do it as well same as i do ) and they never had a problem either , but i warn anyone thats not familiar with cutting eggs to just leave them be until your sure of yourself . its not something for the novice to attempt

Didn't Brian at BHB have a video on YT regarding triplets a couple years back, or was that a spoof?

man I so want one of those triplets lol, I love to see if that happens ot be a rare genic trait ( specially if there both a male and female in that one egg lol)
:tears:sadly it looks like unless I get a bunch more rain no new bps for me this year.:tears:

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Originally Posted by TheVipersHouse

like i said i personally have never had a problem cutting at day 30 ( and i know quite a few others that do it as well same as i do ) and they never had a problem either , but i warn anyone thats not familiar with cutting eggs to just leave them be until your sure of yourself . its not something for the novice to attempt

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Awesome, thanks for all the info :) I can't wait to see them color up :)

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Originally Posted by mechnut450

man I so want one of those triplets lol, I love to see if that happens ot be a rare genic trait ( specially if there both a male and female in that one egg lol)
:tears:sadly it looks like unless I get a bunch more rain no new bps for me this year.:tears:

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well i can tell you this in clutch #2 i have 1 definite set of Twins and it looks like theres 2 more and if the Spider is the daddy then it will be proven to be a genetic trait . cause if he can do that to 2 separate clutches then the odds are going to say his children will be able to have the same results

I'm curious if twins are a genetic trait?
My little pastel was a twin and I was told I shouldn't breed him because of that fact.

Hatch weight- 37g
Currently - 390g at 11months old

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Originally Posted by Maixx

I'm curious if twins are a genetic trait?
My little pastel was a twin and I was told I shouldn't breed him because of that fact.

Hatch weight- 37g
Currently - 390g at 11months old

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why shouldnt you breed him since he was a twin that just seems a little off. i would say the gene probably skips a generation so they would probably not have twins but its offspring might throw some out never know though

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Originally Posted by Maixx

I'm curious if twins are a genetic trait?
My little pastel was a twin and I was told I shouldn't breed him because of that fact.

Hatch weight- 37g
Currently - 390g at 11months old

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If he's a twin...that would be MORE incentive for me to breed him.

Congrats, can't wait to see more pics.

Congrats that's sooo cool! I just hope they all make it, I imagine with three having to share the nutrients they'll all be a little on the weak side. Good luck can't wait to see an update!

sub'd for future pics + updates

Well its about 1 week left right now till they start coming out and i was able to watch them and they are all moving around and i finally got to see all 3 heads (they moved enough to uncover them ) so outside of being small when they hatch i think they will come out fine (crosses fingers) ..

I'll have more updates as it comes down to hatch date ..

Sweet clutch. I do think it may be genetic. I have a female hypo that seems to always throw twins.

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Originally Posted by TheVipersHouse

well i can tell you this in clutch #2 i have 1 definite set of Twins and it looks like theres 2 more and if the Spider is the daddy then it will be proven to be a genetic trait . cause if he can do that to 2 separate clutches then the odds are going to say his children will be able to have the same results

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you'll be selling some of your adult females then?
it appears you simply don't need them :rolleyes:

fantastic result!!

That is awesome! Keep us updated!

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That is SOOO cool! Congrats :)

Ok all so i went ahead and attempted a small video showing the triplets .

So forgive the if its not the best .

Now you will notice in the video you will see 3 bodies and 3 tails unfortunately
i couldnt get all 3 heads in the shot . but i will be doing my best to catch all 3 when they pip the egg . So hopefully my video aint to bad , enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwwfuaZbJA

and if the vid dont work heres link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwwfuaZbJA

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Originally Posted by TheVipersHouse

And heres a pic of the Definite TWINS from who's ur daddy clutch #2
(like i said looks possibly like in clutch #2 that i will be having 3 sets of twins)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ndTwins003.jpg

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Ok an update on the 2nd clutch of what i first called Whos ur Daddy .

in this pic is 1 set of twins well i believe that my twins and triplets are going to be a genetic factor , because the spider is the father of the Twins in the 2nd clutch and i havent been able to see the possibly 2 other sets of Twins yet in clutch #2 ( they are hiding under their Yoke Sacs )

But its Official My male Spider has produced 1 set of triplets in clutch 1 and 1 definite / possibly 2 more sets of Twins in clutch # 2 ..

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Quick Update on the Triplets clutch its day 48 or 49 lol they will soon be pipping ..

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Ok heres what the Clutch #2 is turning out to be

looks like its going to be 1 definite set of twins and 1 poss set of twins and the rest single snakes


so its going to be 5 or 6 spiders and 2 normals out of a 6 egg clutch
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...2ofSpiders.jpg