Fertility in Desert females – An Overview and Case Study by Justin Kobylka

[bcr229]

Must-read for any ball python breeder.

https://jkrballstreetjournal.com/201...nd-case-study/

[BMorrison]

Justin, always good for information. Thanks for sharing the article.


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[AlexisFitzy]

A great article. Always wondered what was wrong with the Deserts reproductive system. Very interesting read


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[Seven-Thirty]

So in theory, you can get viable desert eggs by extracting them surgically? That's kind of cool in a way. I mean it would mean a super is possible IF you want to put your desert female through it. Im sure someone will probably attempt it some day given the nature of the hobby. Heck, if there was a super it might alsonot have any of the reproductive problems. *shrug*

[Spiritserpents]

Heck, if there was a super it might alsonot have any of the reproductive problems. *shrug*

No. If anything it's much more likely to be significantly worse. A single genes that screws things up will not magically fix things if there's two copies. Two copies usually make for much more extreme badness.

[bks2100]

No. If anything it's much more likely to be significantly worse. A single genes that screws things up will not magically fix things if there's two copies. Two copies usually make for much more extreme badness.

Not to mention it would probably be expensive to surgically remove the eggs on top of adding more recovery time to the female. So instead of getting a clutch every year or two from a female you might be looking at every 3-4 years. So less hatchlings along with more expensive hatchlings, just for a morph that isn't all that expensive anyway (due to said complications). And then there's the fact that you might end up with all normals still.

[bcr229]

So in theory, you can get viable desert eggs by extracting them surgically? That's kind of cool in a way. I mean it would mean a super is possible IF you want to put your desert female through it. Im sure someone will probably attempt it some day given the nature of the hobby. Heck, if there was a super it might also not have any of the reproductive problems. *shrug*

It wouldn't be worth the money, invasive surgery on a snake will set you back a few grand. BTDT, thankfully the vet took AmEx!

[Spiritserpents]

So instead of getting a clutch every year or two from a female you might be looking at every 3-4 years.

Actually you'd get a clutch once, probably. Anesthesia is dangerous. My corn girl who was eggbound threw a bloodclot that lodged in her tail during her surgery, and her tail died overnight. She had it amputated the next day and has about 1 1/2" of tail left. She's full of eggs again right now and I'm petrified of the fact that she may have to have surgery again, and this time it would basically be a spay which is complicated and not guaranteed to be completely successful.

[stickyalvinroll]

Could i get a summary please

[AbsoluteApril]

Could i get a summary please

TLDR?
Breeding desert females is bad, m'kay. (internal reproductive issues)


It's a very interesting blog (with links to others) and well worth the read.