Rob

If a female snake (this happens to be a burm BTW) mates to 1 male that is a normal type then to a 2nd male that is a morph a few days/weeks later, what would happen? Would you get a mixture or is it that she will only use the first lot of sperm that she is impregnated with.

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wayne

Haven't female snake's got the ability to store sperm? mmmmm, id say that it's possible for her to lay eggs from both the males, so would produce a mixture of normals and what ever morph.

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Rob

Thats the thought I was having but i'm not sure

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Horndog

holding sperm can pose a prob unless you get visuals then you never know what the baby's are,
also a reason breeders give there baby's the tag of poss het for this and that.
and also the longer a snake holds sperm unlike lizards it losses its punch so to speak lol.

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Rob

right got ya, this was in no way intentional.

gary (who works for me) has a normal female and housed it with a normal male but never wittnessed any mating, thats not to say it didnt happen. However, going on the fact that he never saw it, assumed that they never mated. He since obtained a green male and put him and the normal female together, he was over her in a flash.

thing is she has now shed twice in 3 weeks which could be a pre ovulating (sp) shed but what sperm would she be using if she did mate with the normal too.

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Horndog

lol flip a coin mate......................first male could be shooting blanks lol he'll just have to wait and see!!!!!!!!

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Rob

cool thanks mate, i'll let him know.

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Horndog

i can only assume you mean me lol should be fun and add more tension to the waiting game!

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Rob

lol no mate i meant i'll let gary know bt i'll keep you posted too

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