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        <![CDATA[ I recently hatched a batch of Chondro Eggs using artificial incubation techniques. Something occurred during the gestation/incubation process that caused some severe developmental abnormalities. Out of a group of 29 eggs, 1 died in the egg as a fully developed embryo, 4 were born with severe spinal deformities which had to be euthanized, 3 were born with only one eye, and 2 were born with no eyes. All the others are normal.Here is a link to my website with incubation details and more... ]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: &quot;Freeky&quot; ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ i don't believe it to be genetis either but would think there maybe other deformities not visible to the eye as in the internal organs. i was at the show and was looking at our babies and saw the for sale sign on them and it just concerned me a bit i guess.i talked with another breeder up here his name is eric and he had the same concerns if not more...anyways hope i am lucky 1 day to produce some healthy babies. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I assist feed my new hatchlings, which means that I put the pinkie in the neonates mouth and let it swallow by itself. I consider force feeding to be when you inject food directly into the baby's stomach, as with a pinkie pump; and I would only do that as a last resort. Some might disagree with me, but I start assist feeding early...I feel that it gets the baby off to a better start.<br><br>About the defects, the concensus is that these abnormalities were caused by environmental rather than... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ web...i am a little confused,i have checked your website and notice that you are forced feeding your babies approx 2 weeks after they hatched and on a couple of the babies even before they had their 1st shed.is this not detrimented to their health and well-being? and on a side note are you not concerned about selling the babies that 'appear' ok given the fact that you had numerous defective animals.i would think that the possability of other non-detectable defects are quite high.this last... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: &quot;Freeky&quot; ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hey Larry,<br>                    normally that is the case but it is not something I would call rare either. All males have small concentrations of impaired sperm mixed within the healthy populations. In the case of humans we usually only have one baby but snakes have large clutches, which statistically increases the chances of these things to occur. When combined all of the factors that contribute to successfully producing GTPS it is probably not all that rare. The majority of the cases I... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ My two cents...I do not think it would be likely for a deformed sperm to be the ONE that fertilizes the egg. I would imagine that contingent in the deformity would be a reduction in strength and orientation of the sperm, which would lessen its chance of survival, let alone conception.<br><br>Still Debatable,<br>Larry in NYC<br><br><br><br> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Hey Greg,<br>                 that is certainly a convincing argument in addition, I would not rule out the possibility that the male could have been exposed to high temps which may have damaged his heat sensitive sperm. I have seen abnormal sperm under the microscope and it is not uncommon for there to be abnormal sperm mixed with healthy sperm they are usually in very low concentrations and are expected in the process of selection to not make it to the ova. But, in an animal that has been... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Thanks for the info, Greg, and the amazing picture!<br><br>I did have an incandescent light/heat source directly above the perch that the Chondros use for basking. Of course the perch is long enough to allow for some thermal variation, depending on how and where, on the perch, the snake basks.<br><br>I did change the light bulbs before breeding this year, and I noticed that, even though I used the same brand (Sylvania 40 watt 6,000 hour long life), the configuration of the filament in the new... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Congratulations on the hatch.  I'm glad you have a pile of perfect animals to go with the slightly blemished.<br><br>Here are some of my thoughts. The eye of the embryo begins well before oviposition.  For reason of eye and spinal deformity I might consider sudden upward temperature or even excessively high temperature near time of fertilization and shortly into development.  If a gravid snake is coiled on a perch with a heat lamp just above, only a portion of the eggs will be exposed to the... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I'm just going to take things one step at a time. First, try to get them eating on their own, and then make some decisions.<br><br>I do know that I'm going to keep one of the Chondros with no eyes myself - just as  a &quot;pet&quot;.<br><br>I agree with one of the previous posters that the problems I had probably occurred early in the gestation or incubation process. Does anyone know at what stage, in the early development of GTP eggs, the eyes and spinal cord begin to develop?<br><br>I would... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I'm not exactly sure what you plan on doing with all the single and eyeless chondros. However, I do know that Dr Michael Grace does many experiments with thermal sensing capabilities in snakes, particularly pit vipers and pythons...If you are considering putting them down, I would first contact Dr Grace to see if they could be put to some kind of use <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->  ...I would email... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ he looks a bit different now, but here's a pic from a few months ago.  sorry for the large size.<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/2387MM.03.26.110704B.JPG"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><div class='signature'>Marcial Mendez<br>marcialmendez@hotmail.com<br>Chondrolicious<br><br><br><br><br><br></div> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Has it been proven that a lack of eyes is inheritable in pythons?<br>I wouldn't want to prove it but rather disprove it , but that would require breeding for a trait no would would truly want to propogate.<br><br>I mean I recall albino boas with &quot;screwy eye conditions. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I hear the eye in a chondro is the first thing to develop. Maybe something happened early on in the incubation process? <br><br>Very curious. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ i did not mean do come across as being rude in the comment... i was just saying i wouldn't want one... <br>but after reading thats its not genetic i guess i wouldn't care either way... its going to be stunning as an adult either way...<br><br>marcial how big is your now??? pic??<br><br>Shiloh<div class='signature'>As Archimedes said when he discovered the principal of displacement.... Eureka!<br></div> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I have hatched a one-eyed chondro myself... from what I hear this is an incubation related problem (ie not genetic).  The one I hatched turned out to be one of the nicest ones in the clutch (or course), and I am happy to have him in the collection.<div class='signature'>Marcial Mendez<br>marcialmendez@hotmail.com<br>Chondrolicious<br><br><br><br><br><br></div> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Thats really interesting.  I disagree Shiloh, I would LOVE to have a no-eyes chondro in my collection.  I wish i was in a position to make an offer!!!!   -Jay ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ if you can get them to eat i;m sure some scientists would be thrilled to use the ones with no eyes for tests that involve the snakes sense's such as heat pits...<br>i hear they did an awesome talk at the symposium last febuary about heat pits... they had a burmese with no eyes and they did alot of cool tested to show how alert he was... unles you want to keep them i would suggest trying to figure out who was doing that talk and see if he woudl like them... i think its kinda cool in a weird... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I recently hatched a batch of Chondro Eggs using artificial incubation techniques. Something occurred during the gestation/incubation process that caused some severe developmental abnormalities. Out of a group of 29 eggs, 1 died in the egg as a fully developed embryo, 4 were born with severe spinal deformities which had to be euthanized, 3 were born with only one eye, and 2 were born with no eyes. All the others are normal.<br><br>Here is a link to my website with incubation details and more... ]]></description>

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