Quote Originally Posted by wolfy-hound View Post
10 years...

So year 1 the original desert.. a year to raise him...maybe two to viable breeding..
year 3 to breed and get eggs... any females? Maybe no females... breed next year...
year 4 to breed and get some females.. raise those two-three years to size to breed them...
year 6-7 to breed first females... get no good clutchs?
That's maybe 7 years to the first efforts..(possibly, I'm not on the inside of the desert projects)

So ten years is not that long when you might need to take 2-3 years to raise a stubborn feeder to size. Add in bad odds, bad clutches, missed seasons...

Ten years is about right to start saying "Where's the female deserts on clutchs of viable eggs?" It's not time to write off the entire morph, in my opinion.
Although thats fairly acurate at what would be going on. But the thing you missed, is these breeders dont work in 1's. Especially when it comes to making new morphs. I imagine the first desert was paired with multiple females, the very first year he was ready to breed.

So theres 3 years between your 7th year and the 10 year mark we are at right?
Anything produced before that 7th year, should be more then good to go, male or female. Assuming people hold some males and females back, They should have been able to hit a super or even get some clutches from a desert female. There are quite a few deserts out there... Its not like we are lacking in that deparment, its the info that follows.