Maybe Parthenogenesis isn't the correct term for what happened but this is not the first time I have heard of one or all of a litter coming out as if the mother was bred by a male with the same genetics as she had. There may not be enough examples of this to rule out any other possibilities but I remember a few cases that make me think that there is something other than sperm retention going on.

Jeff, remember last year when someone posted about a female Motley(first time being introduced to a male) that was bred by a non-Motley male and had a litter of normals, Motleys, and Super Motleys? I can name a few more similar scenarios. It makes me wonder if this happens a lot since the only time we know something is different is when an oddball pops up. The odds of a Super Jungle Albino being present in a DH x DH breeding is 1/16. Could a large part of the Jungles and normals in the litter not have been sired by the male?

Any thoughts?

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• Parthenogenesis in boas - mpollard, Fri May 1 14:02:00 2009
• oops.... - mpollard, Fri May 1 14:06:22 2009
• Did you sex the baby? - boaphile, Fri May 1 14:56:15 2009
• RE: Did you sex the baby? - mpollard, Fri May 1 15:05:35 2009
• RE: Did you sex the baby? - Boaloco, Sat May 2 10:41:54 2009
• RE: Did you sex the baby? - mpollard, Sat May 2 15:21:05 2009
• Oops. I am a dope. I'm surprised that... - boaphile, Sat May 2 13:12:42 2009
• RE: Oops. I am a dope. I'm surprised that... - mpollard, Sat May 2 15:27:34 2009
• RE: Oops. I am a dope. I'm surprised that... - kylefrost, Sat May 2 15:58:56 2009
• RE: Oops. I am a dope. I'm surprised that... - mpollard, Sat May 2 20:46:44 2009
• food for thought..... - Sojourner, Sun May 3 09:55:27 2009
• I dont think the baby would....... - vcaruso15, Mon May 4 07:36:03 2009