Hets not Hets?

Crazy question...but here is goes. So I have heard of a female holding sperm from one season to the next. Example being you breed a male pastel to a normal female in 2004 and then breed the same female to a male spider in 2005. The 2005 clutch hatches out some pastels and no spiders. So the female held to 2004 sperm from the pastel.

So what if you breed normal male to a normal female in 2004. Then breed an albino male to same normal female in 2005. The 2005 clutch hatches out with normal looking babies. What if the female held the sperm from the 2004 normale male breeding. What are the odds? Is this crazy???

I didn't know that could happen, sounds pretty interesting though....

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Originally Posted by cueball

Crazy question...but here is goes. So I have heard of a female holding sperm from one season to the next. Example being you breed a male pastel to a normal female in 2004 and then breed the same female to a male spider in 2005. The 2005 clutch hatches out some pastels and no spiders. So the female held to 2004 sperm from the pastel.

So what if you breed normal male to a normal female in 2004. Then breed an albino male to same normal female in 2005. The 2005 clutch hatches out with normal looking babies. What if the female held the sperm from the 2004 normale male breeding. What are the odds? Is this crazy???

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Nope, not crazy at all ... That's why it's important to buy from breeders that know what they're doing. ;)

-adam

I think there is really know way of telling! Unless you breed them back to the Dad albino. You could probably selll the mof as possible hets. From what ive read females dont retain sperm that often...could be I have just skipped over the threads/pages. Hope it helps!! :cowboy:


Justin

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Nope, not crazy at all ... That's why it's important to buy from breeders that know what they're doing. ;)

-adam

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Excellent. Thank you :gj:

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Nope, not crazy at all ... That's why it's important to buy from breeders that know what they're doing. ;)

-adam

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Darn you Adam and your short but informing posts.;) :P

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

That's why it's important to buy from breeders that know what they're doing. ;)

-adam

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Do you use a control system to your madness? I know your record keeping is fantastic just by the well planned and consistant feeding cards that came with my order!

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Originally Posted by Shaffer

I didn't know that could happen, sounds pretty interesting though....

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O yea it happened to me this past season.I bred my pastel to a normale female all babies were normals:mad: .

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Originally Posted by cueball

Crazy question...but here is goes. So I have heard of a female holding sperm from one season to the next. Example being you breed a male pastel to a normal female in 2004 and then breed the same female to a male spider in 2005. The 2005 clutch hatches out some pastels and no spiders. So the female held to 2004 sperm from the pastel.

So what if you breed normal male to a normal female in 2004. Then breed an albino male to same normal female in 2005. The 2005 clutch hatches out with normal looking babies. What if the female held the sperm from the 2004 normale male breeding. What are the odds? Is this crazy???

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Great, great question....that I'll add to....how long is possible sperm retention a problem? In other words, typically how long can a female store a male sperm? 1 year, 2 yrs, 3yrs back?

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Originally Posted by joepythons

O yea it happened to me this past season.I bred my pastel to a normale female all babies were normals:mad: .

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Could it have bien that the pastel gene didnt catch?