Maybe this is a noob question, but why can't the females reabsorb a lethal egg? I seem to remember discussing lethal genes way back when in a genetics class, and I think they used an example in a breed of cat where there was a prenatal lethal combo and the homozygous fetuses were absorbed. Granted, this was in regards to mammals, so I'm not sure how the process would go with snakes...Originally Posted by C&H Exotic Morphs
And this is the issue.
All 3 of those pairings produce living offspring.
You don't end up with a greater number of eggs going bad during incubation, hatchlings dying in the egg, or deformed babies.
So how exactly are they incapable of producing living offspring?
Eggs can't be reabsorbed or become slugs after a female Ovys. And the males sperm doesn't met the follicle until a female Ovys. So if these pairings were "lethal" you would have some visual issue with either the eggs or hatchlings right?
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