Does incubation temperature correlate with sex ratios?

[pa's biggest balls]

I have a question for anyone out there... So my incubator this year reached temps of 93 up to 95 at points this season. All of the babies hatched out fine and are doing great.... They just all seem to be female. Out of 20 babies only 2 are males. Has this happened to anyone before? Does temperature have anything to do with determining the sex of a ball during incubation? If anyone has any ideas or knowledge please share. Thanks!

[deathadder1069]

in all these years ive never heard of temps effecting sex on bps. I know that it does with geckos and a couple of other animals but not on bps...maybe someone else might be able to shed some light on this.

[LadyOhh]

To put it bluntly... No.

[mues155]

No, There is no scientific proof that temp effects BP eggs.
Now what you got there is just plain dumb LUCK!
Thats amazing odds.
Also welcome to BP.net

[deathadder1069]

now id be a bit depressed if all my eggs turned out to be all males

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I don't think so. I've done my own experiments with this. I've incubated at 90 and got clutches hatching at day 54/55 with a high male ratio and then incubated at 88 and still had clutches hatching just as early with no real change in sex ratios.

[SpencerShanks]

I've heard of it but as it's been said many times I'm sure it really has nothing to do with it.

[kitedemon]

I asked this question a while ago because I remembered a study done. I have had a bit of time to check that out and there is a study that has determined in pine snakes that yes it does. I also found references to the same being true with Childrens pythons as well but that was based on the same study with pine snakes so with out exact studies having been done it is hard to say if that is accurate or not.

here is the ref for the pine snake article.

"Effects of incubation temperature on hatchling pine snakes: implications for survival" J. Burger

http://www.springerlink.com/content/95g8m6mhbq9m4mtn/

http://www.jstor.org/pss/2461904

[pa's biggest balls]

Thanks everyone!!

[Quiet Tempest]

Pretty sure snakes have sex chromosomes that determine gender at conception whereas turtles, lizards, crocodiles and the like are influenced by incubation temperature.