Has desert female breeding got anywhere?

[dr del]

Hi,

Yes there are a ton of Desert combos...but most are scared to buy because what are you going to do with those females....?...and what I mean when I say "ground floor" is when the market takes off, I want to have the Desert females ready to go. You watch what happens to the price of Deserts as soon as its posted "they do produce...and heres how you have to do it"

Hmmm....90 Degree hot spot....yea I think that will soon be a temp of the past...I dont run a single tub hot spot at that temp and havent had any problems getting eggs....and I know a lot of other BP breeders that do the same.
Considering that the aveage temp in Ghana is in the mid to high 80's year round and they spend most of the hot daytime hours underground...then why does everyone hit 90s as a hotspot...and the lows average high 70s year round.
Travis
Lair of Dragons

Yes people use different temps to keep their BP's - VPI being one of the main ones I can recall.

But people have suggested the same fixes for every single genetic problem for years upon years, Higher/lower temps, higher/lower humidity bigger females/ grown slower.

They have never, ever even helped with any of the problems and, frankly, are only suggested because those are the only things we can change - not because they make a great deal of sense as a solution to the problems.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/desert07_1.htm

Is worth a read for one persons experiences with deserts and temps.

I'd quite like to see what happens if someone crosses deserts into the sub saharan giants in terms of their growth rate etc. But I can't afford deserts at the moment in terms of gambling. You plainly feel you can so good luck with it and keep us posted.


dr del