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Rextiles
at Sat May 4 00:31:08 2013 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Rextiles ]
Honestly, it could be a lot of factors.
The male could be sterile or it could be the female. It could be that some animals are just not compatible to reproduce, think of people that are not of compatible blood types and cannot have children. I have a couple of females that have always laid slugs even though they were bred to several different proven males that have fathered clutches with other females.
It could also be many different environmental issues, too hot, too cold, unacceptable lay boxes or overall housing, not having enough body fat (females), snakes not figuring out to keep sufficiently hydrated by drinking from the water bowl, etc. There could be so many factors and just no real way of knowing, especially as a 3rd party.
All you can do at this point is to pair them up several times to see if you keep getting the same results. If so, then you'll need to change the equation, either by changing mates for either snake or by making changes to how you keep them. It's basically going to be a process of elimination.
Good luck!
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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles
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RE: Breeding question(s) from a newbie - Rextiles, Sat May 4 00:31:08 2013