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    Re: parthenogenesis? my female laid eggs without a male

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    Since I have a great deal of experience working with ball python hatchlings born with physical defects: I would probably try and incubate the eggs and then attempt to grow them up. If I did not have this experience: I would probably choose to freeze the eggs and toss them-rather then deal with any potential complications which may require costly veterinary care outside my range of expertise...

    I've seen a lot of posts online with people attempting to incubate partho clutches and then no follow-ups...this makes me think a lot of them do not turn out well... In the event you do succeed in hatching a partho clutch: You will have to deal with rehoming and/or keeping them...depending on the morph (or lack thereof): that can be a hassle in itself...

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    THIS ^ ^ ^ ! With limited experience, your best bet is probably to just freeze these eggs & be done with it. If you live in a rural area, you can bury (shallow) the well-frozen eggs for a critter to dig up & have a meal. When I've done that, some skunk, raccoon, or possum had a very good day. They always get dug up & eaten...wild critters have good noses! But don't do this where your own pets will find & dig them up, haha.
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