So in that case, a situation like you're describing could exist--resulting in deposition of good eggs next year. But are you going to withhold males from her next spring in order to see whether or not she lays good eggs? That test would be necessary for you to advance a theory about her producing based on sperm retained from this year.

===> Actually, I was not thinking of withholding males from her to prove the theory noted above. It's more like in the lines of what if she mated with a different male the following year... would that mess up your intended type of offsprings not knowing that last year's pairings from a different male is interfering with this year's pairings due to last year's sperm retention?

Thanks,
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RAY

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• Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - mgl, Wed Oct 5 22:23:20 2005
• just to clarify my comments - Rtdunham, Wed Oct 5 22:45:33 2005
• Thanks Terry...more - mgl, Wed Oct 5 22:56:33 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - JMartin, Wed Oct 5 22:46:32 2005
• Slight bumps, but a different feeling then eggs.... - mgl, Wed Oct 5 23:01:12 2005
• Let me screw you all up - snakesunlimited1, Thu Oct 6 00:21:13 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - pweaver, Thu Oct 6 07:09:03 2005
• i asked my vet to look over this thread n/p - Rtdunham, Thu Oct 6 09:31:34 2005
• Terry, do you mind asking your vet this question too? - Conserving_herps, Thu Oct 6 09:47:10 2005
• if he looks here he'll see it! - Rtdunham, Thu Oct 6 10:19:32 2005
• Response to the last line/paragraph... - Conserving_herps, Thu Oct 6 11:30:53 2005
• a valid point... - Rtdunham, Fri Oct 7 18:10:16 2005
• sure dont have enough experience to answer this one - milki, Thu Oct 6 10:48:58 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - tspuckler, Thu Oct 6 11:01:31 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - RobHaneisen, Thu Oct 6 20:54:10 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - eexotics, Tue Oct 11 09:34:54 2005