Newest hatchling. Not good.

[MarkS]

Sometimes things just don't work out the way mother nature intended.

She looks good except for the one obvious omission.





Oh well, it's been an interesting season, I'm hoping for better luck next year.

[waltah!]

I was at a buddy's house a couple of weeks ago and he had a burm hatch out that looked like that, except it was also kinked. It was kinda sad I must admit.

[LadyOhh]

One eye or no eyes?

[MarkS]

I was at a buddy's house a couple of weeks ago and he had a burm hatch out that looked like that, except it was also kinked. It was kinda sad I must admit.

Except for missing the one eye, she's perfect. Of course she's the only one in the clutch to survive, the others were real train wreaks.

[waltah!]

It's actually pretty creepy at first look. It was the first time I had seen it. The burm I was referring to had no eyes.

[Maize411]

If she only has one eye and you raise her and she breeds..are her babies garunteed to only have 1 eye as well..what are the chances of her defect carrying over to her offspring?

[CoolioTiffany]

If she only has one eye and you raise her and she breeds..are her babies garunteed to only have 1 eye as well..what are the chances of her defect carrying over to her offspring?

I don't think the defect on her would result in the same to some or most of her offspring if she did grow to become a breeding female. I don't think defects spread to the offspring, I think the defects only are caused in sometime during the incubation if something went wrong such as low/high humidity or temps.

[SGExotics]

Do Pythons, and boas truly need eyes? I mean, their vision isnt great to begin with and they mainly rely on their heat sensing pits and jacobsons organ (tongue flickering)...

[SGExotics]

I don't think the defect on her would result in the same to some or most of her offspring if she did grow to become a breeding female. I don't think defects spread to the offspring, I think the defects only are caused in sometime during the incubation if something went wrong such as low/high humidity or temps.

Defects dont usually take place from low/high humidity or temps.. They usuallly take place because of the parents breeding.. If the parents are very closely related and are bred (Line Breeding), babies can sometimes be born with defects... Usually if somethings wrong with the humidity or temps for long periods of time, the egg will just die... And sometimes defects happen out of nowhere...

[Matt K]

Defects dont usually take place from low/high humidity or temps.. They usuallly take place because of the parents breeding.. If the parents are very closely related and are bred (Line Breeding), babies can sometimes be born with defects... Usually if somethings wrong with the humidity or temps for long periods of time, the egg will just die... And sometimes defects happen out of nowhere...

I haven't had any experience with defected ball pythons, but I know that in leopard geckos defects can definitely occur as a result of fluctuating incubation temperatures. I'm in no way saying that is what happened here, because I truly don't know, nor am I saying this absolutely applies to balls, because I don't know that either, haha--I just know it happens with leos on occasion. Anywho, besides the eye she looks great, I'm sure she'll grow up to be happy and healthy despite her slight handicap!

Cheers,
-Matt