Recessives & Retained Sperm

[Eric Alan]

If I pick up proven normal females to pair with my Pastel Clown male (to make my own hets), what are the chances that anything I would produce would not be an actual het due to retained sperm from the previous year's pairing? Should I only pair him to virgin females to be 100% sure of the offspring? What would you recommend?

Thanks!

Best regards,
Eric

[CD CONSTRICTORS]

Virgins..... you would lose an entire year if retained sperm came into the mix.

http://ballpythonbreeder.com/2012/02...thon-breeders/

[CORBIN911]

Or pick up females who've had a year off aswel

[aalomon]

Stick with virgins or visual females. Selling hets is already hard enough, but selling 100% hets that dont prove out can really come back to bite you. Personally I stick to visual females with recessive morphs as much as possible.

[Eric Alan]

Thanks, guys. That helps me streamline some of my upcoming pairings.

Also, thanks Corey for giving that link again. I should pretty much always consult the "BP Bible as written by Colin Weaver" when making decisions, huh?

[FireStorm]

I only use virgins or visual females to make hets, and then keep using the same girls if I want to repeat the pairings. The first year I tried to make 100% het Axanthics (years ago) I used a proven normal that had supposedly had a year off (I bought her as an adult). Bred her to my Axanthic male, and out popped YBs. Lucky there were visuals, or I would have been in a bad spot down the road.