Quote Originally Posted by DLena View Post
I don't see where I ever specifically mentioned spider x spider. I am talking about any known pairing that routinely produces deformed offspring. My facts are accurate. I'm sorry that my presentation of them was too "rough draft" and created your misunderstanding.



I know of four cases where SuperSpiders have left the egg (some of those may have been cut by the breeder, I never asked that detail) and I have rumors of three others that I have not been able to confirm. So they do, on very rare occasion, go full term. That said, every single one has died within hours.

...thank you.

For me that statement was true. All my other females are unable to breed at this point, so for me it is true. Next season it will be differnt, but for now it is true.

...the ability to delay gratification is also a very important life lesson. What harm would there be to waiting until next year, when you could do a different pairing?

respectfully submitted,
Darlene
i understand your personal opinion at the matter and can respect that. The statement of personal gratification seems way off base. She, and I, have waited three years to grow our snakes to appropriate size, so I think we know about delaying gratification. My question was always about the possibility off all other eggs being viable.

On on that same token, if you breed ball pythons, what morphs? I am sure I can find more than 4 people who have had issues with those morphs that came out of the egg. I would honestly say with the thousands of times spiders have been paired if only 4 have ever made it out I find it extremely unlike to occur. If some eggs don't make it, so be it. That's natures way of dealing with things.