So...I was "told" by a source that I have no reason to not believe, that there have been viable clutches from female deserts. Maybe not many of them but some. So like I've also heard with carmels, maybe it's just issues with temp size or whatever. I remember having balls back in like 91 and you were happy if they ate! If your going to spend enough on a snake that you could have bought a classic car, maybe you should have gotten a contract from the breeder or spent the money on lotery tickets. Without the experience of these larger breeders that they have been sharing with us people wouldn't have a clue about most of this.