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Originally Posted by Bellydragger94
I have heard there are problems with producing valuable clutches from females. Either eggs will be laid and not hatch or the babies die a few days after hatching but there are some out there. I think starting a desert project would be interesting minus the loss of clutch and babies. I already have a female 100%het desert ghost and I'm obtaining a desert male.
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Eggs are never laid. The females all die beforehand being egg bound.
Also, desert and desert ghost are two different genes. Poorly named though.
Before you start a desert project do understand MANY people in the hobby look down upon those who do now that there's so much information available out there about them. You could certainly lose credibility as a "good breeder" for walking down this path in the eyes of many.
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Originally Posted by Minkness
Yup. Something like 85% of females doe before they lay, or soon after, and those who do lay they are all slugs.
Please don't breed her =(
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Slight correction, to my knowledge there's only been 1 female who survived after being bred and that was due to having surgery to remove the eggs just in time.
So 85% would be closer to 99.5%.
Your other points are spot on.