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How long are sperm good?

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Posted by: snakesbydesign at Sun Jun 10 23:37:26 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by snakesbydesign ]  
   

I bred my albino male to two females in February, March, and April (no activity before that) but only one girl laid eggs. The other girl continued eating as if she wasn't gravid and she wasn't all swollen and fat like she would be if she had eggs inside her. The problem is that in the last couple of days she's been soaking constantly in her water dish exactly like the other girl did a month ago. I've checked and she doesn't have mites and I've NEVER seen her soak in her water dish before (this is her first breeding). She's starting to look pretty fat but I'm not sure.



The last observed copulation was in early-April so my question is: is it still possible for the 2nd girl to be gravid? What's the longest amount of time that a ball python can store sperm?



Any info will help,

~kasey


   

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