Quote Originally Posted by darkbloodwyvern View Post
Female dogs and cats CAN have mixed sire litters. The breeding has to be the same heat cycle, but females in heat will breed with many males if given the option. The sperm competition makes for better odds for her offspring to be healthy and genetically diverse. So yes. If someone's prize, purebred female (can we use the B-word if we are talking dogs?) escapes for only one day, she might have some mutts in the litter if she mates with any other dogs during that time. I've heard of dogs having 11 puppies at once and the person rescuing the mom thinks that there were at least 3-4 fathers. Most (possibly all, though my biology info is not that impeccable) mammals can not retain sperm in the same way that reptiles can. Usually a week or two is the longest it can be retained for, and it isn't really stored in quite the same way as with snakes. I have no idea about frogs/lizards or other herps, but I imagine most females of many species can have broods with multiple fathers. It is seen in birds as well.
see thats where my question came from bc ive heard that bout dogs but wasent sure if herps could do that or not, here is the big problem...im new to the snake world (minus the ones caught in my yard) and not even a clue when it comes to breeding except i know they arent just playin tag under the sheets lol, so im tryin to ask in a way i dont make a fool of myself...but since u said they could retain sperm what is the chance of a surprise when ur breeding? and i know when u get morphs its from 2 different snakes and im way to lost right now to understand the hets but with all those factors in there is there a chance of gettin a lil of them all and gettin some cray mut as the result? or am i just over thinkin this like mostly everything else?

either way thx for the info
justin