18 Fertile Eggs I don't think so!!!

I was browsing classifieds today and came across this one
18 fertile eggs! I don't think so. 1st wouldn't that be a new record. 2nd from a 1500 gram female, no way!

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=32&de=642163

Maybe she was 3000g before laying the 18 eggs? :rolleye2::gj:

i dont know bout the whole record thing but there was someone on her that poster his girl laid 14 so its do able

How many breeders have had an 18 fertile egg clutch ?

Think about how many BPs are out in the wild. Any of the females could lay 18 fertile eggs and we'd never know. I think it's possible. I think it would be more likely to happen in the wild where we can't see rather than in captivity. Just based on the sheer number of wild BPs.

Humans have had 4, 5, 6, or more babies in one pregnancy. No one thought that was possible until it happened.

Ok I agree that it is not impossible.
As for the humans with sextuplets, I believe most if not all of those cases were related to fertility drugs.

I think the record, per Kevin McCurley's book, was 17. I suppose this must've been a Volta female since they are HUGE.

I have a female from a clutch of 19 <_<.

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Originally Posted by AaronP

I have a female from a clutch of 19 <_<.

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Wow! I would like to see that clutch. How big was the female that laid it?

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Originally Posted by AaronP

I have a female from a clutch of 19 <_<.

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Wow! THAT must be the record now.

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Originally Posted by JAMills

Wow! I would like to see that clutch. How big was the female that laid it?

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Not sure, I don't completely remember the story on her either just that she was part of a clutch of 19, the girl is my smallest ball python too. I'll have to talk to the guy who sent it to me and get refreshed on the story, but was pretty much his only motivation for sending it to me (along with 7 other ball pythons).

sounds to me like someone could be fibbing lol. seems semilar to the ad i seen the other day on USfreeads.com where they are selling a snake an enchi or something that laid 27 eggs and 13 of them were supers lol. lemme see if i can find it again. here it is lmao


3.5' Piebald x Enchi Pastel Ball Python


Item ID#: 1474333 Seller Area: PA Views: 54
Seller ID#: 550626 Item Location: -- Expires: 82 days
Price: $Unspecified Available To: --





This is a female ball python. She is the offspring of a Piebald and an Enchi Pastel. Nice colorations on the head and faint, almost ghost-like markings between each side saddle. 3 pure white pied markings. Produced offspring twice. IN the last clutch there were 13 super-pied babies and 14 that looked like her with more of the dominant enchi pastel markings. ASking $400 for snake, light, heating pad, water dish sufficient for full submersion and a 29 gallon tank with lid and locking clips. Will accept offers.

Gee, why can't I have that kind of luck...? :rofl:

It is possible that she could have laid more than one clutch last year.... But the fact that he mentions one or multiple snakes were killed by someone with improper humidity (what?) makes him sound sketchy.

I seem to remember someone on Kingsnake posting a clutch of 18-20...I can't remember who it was or when it was but they showed pics and it was certainly a lot of eggs and they were all together so I doubt they could have taken eggs from a different clutch and put them in there. I think he even showed the female on the eggs? I can't remember but I know its been done. But from a 1500 gram female...I doubt it.

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Originally Posted by missi182

It is possible that she could have laid more than one clutch last year.... But the fact that he mentions one or multiple snakes were killed by someone with improper humidity (what?) makes him sound sketchy.

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He meant the eggs were killed by improper humidity, which is a very real possibility... which is why making sure your vermic isn't too wet or dry is important.

Not to mention, I wouldn't even consider buying from this person based on the pictures - the animals are dried out have stuck shed - not pictures that exactly show off the animals well.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Not to mention, I wouldn't even consider buying from this person based on the pictures - the animals are dried out have stuck shed - not pictures that exactly show off the animals well.

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Ditto what Robin said! Those snakes don't look like they have been given the right housing/care or look like they have just been imported~since I've seen some bad looking imported BP's.

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Originally Posted by missi182

It is possible that she could have laid more than one clutch last year.... But the fact that he mentions one or multiple snakes were killed by someone with improper humidity (what?) makes him sound sketchy.

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Actually it's not, Ball Python's don't double clutch.