I think it may be more a hormonal issue than a temperature thing or the regulation of its body core temp.

They are HIGH STRUNG for sure. They appear to burn through their caloric intake faster than other snakes.

(this is a basic generalization and I am sure that there are some girls out there that are less inclined to follow the general Desert pattern)

They(some?) also "appear" to go through a change as they mature. One day they are eating well and then suddenly they change....


I am going to throw out that there may be something in their genetic makeup that dictates hormone levels associated with the Desert. If the female produces too much of something(hormone) that blocks successful reproduction it may not matter what other genes we combine with it.

It's almost like they have a little bit too much "testosterone" in them and they are "amped up".

There could be a hormonal imbalance that could even effect the luteinizing hormone levels that regulate ovulation and the point when a mature follicle is released to meet sperm.

I still LOVE Deserts and they make GREAT stuff.... this gene appears tricky and it may keep some of what we want to accomplish with it out of reach. We may see rather "poor" results from girls but it may also make it worth the effort. We all want the easy road..... the Desert appears to be a bit more challenging.


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• Couldn't have said it better on deserts - TheTruth, Wed Jan 4 21:46:22 2012
• RE: Couldn't have said it better on deserts - TheTruth, Wed Jan 4 21:50:06 2012
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• Background please... - DChristensen, Thu Jan 5 09:40:31 2012
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• Couldn't have said it better - JYohe, Thu Jan 5 17:14:15 2012
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• Temp Regulation - RandyRemington, Thu Jan 5 22:53:13 2012
• RE: Temp Regulation - WillStill, Fri Jan 6 07:40:07 2012
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