An $8,000 ball python that never got to take its first breath 😞 This is one of the hardest parts of breeding ball pythons, or any animals, and something that never gets easier, no matter how long you do this. Unfortunately, this extremely rare baby didn’t make it out of the egg. I don’t have an answer as to why, and that uncertainty is often the hardest part. What hurts the most isn’t the dollar value, it’s the fact that this was a dream animal of mine. One I worked toward, envisioned, and plan