return to main index
  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Click here for LLL Reptile & Supply  
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Fire Belly Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Aug 17, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Aug 19, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - Aug 22, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Aug 23, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Aug 23, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Aug 23, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Sept 03, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Sept 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Sept 14, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Sept 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 
Free Nationwide Ground Shipping on All Frozen Food Orders Totaling $99 Or More at RodentPro.com!
Register for a FREE kingsnake.com classified account today - CLICK HERE!

RE: Sperm Retention?

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Ball Pythons ]

Posted by: JP at Wed Jun 27 14:48:28 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JP ]  
   

Well, you can leave her to incubate the eggs, but you 'll need to provide optimum temps and humidity. I would think her temps would need to be fairly constant in the high 80s and have humidity around 80% or so. Its probably alot easier to incubate them artifically.

As far as whether or not the offspring would be clones, that's very often how it works. I know in some species where parthenogenesis has been know to occur, the offspring were genetically identical to mom. I don't suppose they would have to be. IF the mechanism by which this happens involves two eggs fusing, then I would think the offspring would not be clones. A genetic test easily would confirm if all of the genetic material came from mom or if there was a contribution from a male.

As far as the science goes, goal #1 is to hatch the eggs. After that, the testing can be done at any time. Are you near any decent universities?

   

[ Hide Replies ]


>> Next topic:  Put on your Sunglasses.................. - BakerReptiles, Wed Jun 27 11:35:39 2007
<< Previous topic:  Big Clutch!! - gasse, Wed Jun 27 03:14:05 2007