It would be very interesting if it turns out the desert gene, though a visual morph, possibly affects certain other internal/genetic workings of the snake.. Clearly genes like the spider cause some kind of motor/neurological thing other than just the pretty pattern. Like, absorbing certain vitamins. I know certain people questioned the enigma morph in leopard geckos and wondered if the spinning was caused by their inability to intake certain nutrients and it caused some deficiencies, and wondered increasing the amount they got of (I think it was calcium? I don't remember) helped them in any way. Not sure how that turned out, I think as breeding seasons came and went they sort of forgot about the idea. Not really the point. The point is, there is probably something going on that we cannot just SEE... Maybe something in their genetics making them "lack" that good egg making quality.. Maybe there is a way we can increase the number of good eggs. It could be something hormonal that goes on during the building time most BPs have that just help them make good eggs, and perhaps some deserts have gotten enough of that hormone to make a good clutch or two(luck? difference in care in general?), but the others have been having difficulties.
This is all just me guessing at anything. We don't know much about morphs honestly other than what they make the snake look like and how to get more of them. I don't know exactly why the spider gene causes the wobbles or why caramels kink, but clearly there is something connecting the issues genetically. Sadly to really, REALLY know, it would probably would require a lot of scary/expensive testing to really know what's going on inside of our dear snakes.
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