Noob-ish question- multiple sire's

[oneroomreptiles]

Hey guys,
So this year I've got a couple of breeding projects ready to go (1 male to 1 female). I've been seeing a lot of people on this site and fauna talk about having multiple males to one female. Could some of you experienced breeders out there help explain to me how you do this and what the odds are of getting the genes from multiple sire's in one clutch is? Also, any health problems or other information would be great.
Thanks

[Zombie]

You just put different males in with the female, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

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[OhhWatALoser]

its really not that big of a deal, the female sees the males and if 1 sperm from 1 male fertilizes an egg and a sperm from another male fertilizes another egg, you have babies with two different dads. odds can't really be calculated, just depends on what the sperms do. no health problems. it creates problems when dealing with recessive males, depending on what you have, you might not know the genetics behind your babies.

[SlitherinSisters]

Yep sometimes you can get double, triple+ sired clutches, it happens, but not every time. Just make sure you are only throwing her with visual morph males, you don't want to throw recessive morphs in the mix or you won't have a clue if you got all normals, or if you got some hets. People normally do it if they can't choose a sire to go with a particular morph.

[MarkS]

I learned my lesson on that years ago. Not only is it unlikely that you'll have multiple sires in a single clutch (though it is possible) it's far more likely that if you use multiple males, the one you like the least WILL be the father of all the babies. Now I only breed one male per female. Just keep putting the same male in until she ovulates, no matter how long that takes.