Need help with hatchling ID

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Originally Posted by Chkadii

(I think some lizard species can self-propogate, but IIRC they're clones, not genetically diverse offspring).

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Snakes can do this too. It's called parthenogenesis.


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Originally Posted by satomi325

Snakes can do this too. It's called parthenogenesis.

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Which means all babies would be female, and exact copies of mom.
I'm not sure I've heard of it happening with a multi gene combo female.

I'd like to see a picture of the silver bullet sire ...

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Originally Posted by satomi325

Snakes can do this too. It's called parthenogenesis.


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Sorry about that- I missed the earlier parthenogenesis comment (tapatalk behaves strangely on my phone) and my biology classes failed me. Have there been cases of ball pythons doing it? I thought it was more reserved for situations (evolutionarily) where it was next-to-impossible to find a mate to breed with (all lizards eventually female, next individual may be miles away, etc.). I suppose sperm-retention would be the likelier scenario because while ball pythons are mostly stationary in their burrows, they seem common enough to be able to find viable mates. Still, that's an exceptional example!

Edit: just to clarify, when I said "eventually female" I meant due to the ability to clone themselves rather than mate with a male, not individuals changing gender within their lifetime. Though we could open this up to fishes...

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

I'm not sure I've heard of it happening with a multi gene combo female.
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But the female is a normal:confused:

But yes. I've never heard of it with a multigened animal either.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Which means all babies would be female, and exact copies of mom.
I'm not sure I've heard of it happening with a multi gene combo female.

I'd like to see a picture of the silver bullet sire ...

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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/07/equtege2.jpg

Now I'm interested in what sexing the babies will show. I'll do it after they shed.

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I agree they look like normals, I would have to say he wasn't the sire or she made copies of herself. That would relaly suck.

Was she a virgin?

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Originally Posted by Capray

Was she a virgin?

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No. The OP said she was bred 5 years ago.

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

I agree they look like normals, I would have to say he wasn't the sire or she made copies of herself. That would relaly suck.

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Thanks lol it does suck.
I want expecting this to happen

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She has some 'splainin to do.