snake gender and offspring ratio

[BPmedusa]

Im a new ball python owner and have a question. Does the gender of a snake have any affect on the genetic outcome of the hatchlings. The reason im asking is everyone seems to want females rather than males.

[llovelace]

Not sure I'm understanding the ?, for people that are breeding, yes they want more females.

[BPmedusa]

Not sure I'm understanding the ?, for people that are breeding, yes they want more females.

Thanks for the reply. I was on Worldofballpythons.com and there was a genetics wizard calculator which calculated/estimated offspring ratio. If you bred a male (whatever) to a female (whatever) it calculated what the offspring might be. It was interesting. Thanks again.

[ShortStack]

The reason im asking is everyone seems to want females rather than males.

Think about it this way.. If you have 3 females and 1 male, you can *hopefully* breed him with all 3. On the other hand, if you have 3 males and 1 female, you end up with less babies at once. So yes, if you're breeding, it sorta makes more sense to have a larger female to male ratio, because it raises your chances to breed.

[OhhWatALoser]

females make babies, thats why you want more females, males can breed multiple females.

I should also add that with 3+ gene animals males tend to be wanted, because you can breed them to multiple females.

[Subdriven]

Larger females are usualy worth ALOT more then larger males.. because a male you can get to breading size in 6-12 months... a female is usualy 2-3 years...