sperm retention question

[Ritchie]

Quick question.
I had my normal boas mate with a normal boas last year.
How well do they retain sperm?
Because I would like to mate them with an albino male this year to make some hets.....
Will she retain enough sperm to make at least one or two snakes from the litter questionable?

I mean if I mate them with an albino this year....what are the chances that a couple of the babies produced will be retained sperm from last year?

or should I make them wait a year and just use my virgin nine footer?
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	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

[BWSmith]

My female Cottonmouth, PK, produced babies last year after 3 years confirmed insolation. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] Dont know how long before that sice she was with a male.
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	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

[zero_point_one]

Don't forget that she dropped slugs last month.

This world would be interesting if humans retained sperm. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
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[LdyDrgn]

I saw on t.v. a professor who keeps a bunch of hots...he has a female rattlesnake that had NEVER been with a male and she had a baby. I've heard that some female vipers do this. Parthenogenesis is coming...better start sucking up guys! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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	Venomous Reptile A term commonly used to refer to a venomous reptile. Most commonly used in reference to venomous snakes.

[eddie]

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Get over it...

And ya forget, some already do and have been out of their closets for a while now! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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[LdyDrgn]

HAHAHAHAHAHA Eddie....good one [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
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[Boa_Breeder]

Chyna used stored sperm to get pregnant in 2000. We got her in Nov. and the month before she had dropped slugs. Some time in Dec. she used the stored sperm to get pregnant. Our vet said that the sperm was viable from 1 to 2 months.
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[Ritchie]

What about in BOAS?
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[trinitywolf]

Hey Ritchie...Chyna is a Boa...that may be your best piece of info on here. The hypos he had are from a case of stored sperm.
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	Hypomelanistic Hypomelanistic - a genetic reduction in the dark pigment Melanin.