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I just read in the ball python forum that multiple males can father the same clutch of eggs.
Now my question is can that happen in boas too? can multiple donors cause a litter come out looking like all 3 parents?
example if a female albino was breed to an albino and normal males if both males fertilize you could possibly get a litter containing both albino's and 100% hets??
Has happened many times.
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Randall L Turner Jr.
Keep in mind, female snakes are releasing multiple eggs and therefore sperm from multiple donaors have the opportunity to fertilize them. Each egg will be fertilized by a single sperm, but more eggs mean more possibility of fertilization by different sperm donors.
Theoretically, you could have a female produce 30 offspring with 30 different fathers. There is, if course, nothing you can do to determine which males fertilize which eggs. It's a crap shoot.
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