Freyja, our Fire Woma het Hypo, laid eight massive eggs a few days ago! She was paired with a Coral Glow and a Firefly, and either way, we are excited to see what ball python morphs are in those eggs!! We are also expecting Alice’s eggs to hatch in approximately 2 weeks. Alice is a het Clown and was paired with a Clown and a Pastel het Clown. That being said, our usual excitement for new babies has been tempered by some recent sad news…
Breeding ball pythons is normally full of excitement and happiness, but every once and awhile, something heartbreaking happens that reminds you of how delicate and unpredictable life can be. Our Champagne clutch that was dual sired between a Black Pastel and Coral Glow clutch has hatched. It appears that our Black Pastel, Vader, was the father, but unfortunately, most of the babies were mildly to severely deformed, and several did not make it out of their eggs. After a couple weeks observation and thorough examination, four of the babies needed to be euthanized. Needless to say, it was an extremely sad day over here and many tears were shed.
One of the babies appears perfectly healthy and normal, and we have high hopes that he will grow and develop regularly. Two others with mild deformities may be able to make it, so we’ll be hoping with all our might that they will accept food and be able to eat on their own. We cannot in good conscience end the life of an animal who can potentially live a healthy, normal life, though no matter what, any babies from this clutch who make it will be sold as pets only. Our hope is that our next news update will contain good news about these little ones!
