This is my opinion, I am far from an expert but here goes. Some people would say do not double clutch a snake that threw some bad eggs. I myself feel a snake depositing slugs is more stressful than delivering eggs simply because [knock on wood here] when my snakes drop eggs they all come out that day. Slugs can remain in the snake longer and take more time...sometimes several days before they all come out. So, with that said are you 100% certain all the eggs/slugs are out of the snake? Bodyweight is also a factor. If the female is ravenously feeding she may hope to lay a second clutch. You actually may get a second clutch wether you try for it or not.........which is why I usually do try for second one. How heavy was the snake before she laid clutch #1? Could it have been she did nto have enough fat reserves to achieve a full healthy clutch? Are the snakes young, meaning less than 3 years old? Were they cooled for 3 months? More or less??? These are important questions you should be thinking about. If the male is over 2 years old, and was cooled for a good long while, and the female had good bodyweight for clutch one and has decent weight now....I would use the same male. If your other male is older or was cooled longer I would try him. The only other factor is genetics, and striving to produce specific morphs but since I typed quite a lot here let's see what you say about my comments. One last thought is are you 100% certain the eggs you have are fertile? Did you candle them? I thought I had a good clutch last year, the eggs looked perfect...shiny and nice n white, in the end they were duds. Tom Stevens

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