Yeah I totally get the advantage of a RTB female who wasn't bred the year prior, meaning she was intentionally not paired up.

But this is different. What causes a female to reabsorb? In the wild I could see that famine would cause this. But in captivity? Most breeders will offer the females that they are going to breed as much as she wants in anticipation of her eventually going off-feed.

Why reabsorb follicles? A nervous snake would do this. A skittish snake that perceives too much disturbance/stress. And this can be chronic can't it? It can be a repeating occurrence, right?