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

[JLC]

Care to explain how exactly they "hatched (pippin)" on their own on Day 40?
What I see is this: they were alive (presumably) when you cut them, and now they're dead. Congratulations on your success rates.

I have to say that this is one of the most thoughtless, careless things I've seen written here in quite awhile. It's right up there with offering to taxidermy someone's pet just because it has a funny little wobble.

I get that you disagree with early cutting of eggs. No problem with that. You're free to express your opinion on the matter...and you did so. Are you now suggesting those QUADS would have survived otherwise? How many quad ball pythons have you successfully hatched? I'd really love to hear your stories and experiences with that!

In the meantime, while I'm waiting to hear about your quads (or even triplets!)...I'll go on record as saying that this has been a most extraordinary event to be able to witness, even at this distance across the Internet. It is also as sad as it is extraordinary. It's a bittersweet bit of ball python history, and it's a shame that some choose to use it as a soapbox for their own agenda.