Bushviper wrote:There is also a possibility that they were incubated too cold. I have seen this in the past but the snakes usually do not survive very long. I really hope this is not the case.
This is correct, as a result of insufficient heat to the eggs hatchlings will usually come out with these Lined or Zig Zag patterns, I have experienced this first hand with Kingsnakes, Ball pythons and Burmese pythons. Most of these do not make it full term/ live long because of the lack of heat they usually have disabilities/ birth defects.
Not all of these defects are visible to the eye; it may take a while to show, some wont.
My kings seem to being fine, they a year old, and one of three hatchling Burms will be a year shorthly. The two Ballpython hatchlings died shortly after their first feed.
I questioned the reason of death for both the Burms and the Ball pythons on one of the international forums; some answers from experienced python breeders,
it was most probably due to organ failure, the snake’s wasn’t able to produce digestive fluids, to big meal and they didn’t have the strength to regurgitate the meal, suffocation.... they lungs were to weak.
These are not Labybrinth Burms, an email was forwarded to me this morning, from a buddy asking about these pythons patterns. I had a look at the picture, what you have is Pretty normal Burms, it’s not a genetic trait
I think you should hold on to these Burms for a while. They shouldn’t be sold to an inexperienced keeper. They need that extra attention/ tlc.