5 Star Serpents
Ryan and Terri
So out of a clutch from a blizzard het anery x anery het amel we got 14 babies, 3 of which were/are snows (I'm guessing as that's our best guess at the hets on the parents with no background info on them) but it seems that all 3 of the white babies have had problems. White baby #1 died in the egg it was kinked and about a week from gestation when it died, #2 pipped then drowned itself in the egg not kinked but small and #3 looks very odd, weird belly scales it has almost a dried up look to it even though I have been keeping it hydrated, it's much smaller than the rest of the hatchlings as well, it hasn't shed yet but I will be very surprised if it makes it long enough to shed (which should be any day) or if it ever eats even. I've caught it laying belly up but "ok" a few times now. I'm pondering just culling it anyways but I'd like to know what the underlying problem might be.
I'm wondering if anyone else has had issues with similar type pairings or if like many species certain crosses result in a "fatal white gene" and this could be the problem??
All of the other babies are healthy and a good size but the whites are all "junk"
Any ideas on what the issue might be would be awesome!
I'm wondering if anyone else has had issues with similar type pairings or if like many species certain crosses result in a "fatal white gene" and this could be the problem??
Any ideas on what the issue might be would be awesome!