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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
can you cross breed
garter snakes succesfully?
if so post pictures of some cross breeds
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Re: can you cross breed
james do you want to take this one?
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Mountaineer
Re: can you cross breed
 Originally Posted by reedkamsla
garter snakes succesfully?
if so post pictures of some cross breeds
Cross breeding is highly discouraged. It can cause problems for the "hybrid" that is the result of the cross breeding, plus it could endanger the pure blood lines of snakes.
1.1.1 T.p.orarius Gulf Coast Ribbon
1.0 T.e.vagrans Wandering Garter
Shine on you crazy diamond
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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
Re: can you cross breed
 Originally Posted by Elliot
Cross breeding is highly discouraged. It can cause problems for the "hybrid" that is the result of the cross breeding, plus it could endanger the pure blood lines of snakes.
have u ever done it?
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Moderator
Re: can you cross breed
I really can't see the point. You take two attractive, naturally occuring species and cross them to produce a snake that looks like sh*t and has no resale value. Best breeding true to type, Reed.
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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
Re: can you cross breed
 Originally Posted by adamanteus
I really can't see the point. You take two attractive, naturally occuring species and cross them to produce a snake that looks like sh*t and has no resale value. Best breeding true to type, Reed.
k i will but im just curious is it possible to make a cool cross bred snake?
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Moderator
Re: can you cross breed
Define "cool". Cross breeds generally look like what they are...a poor quality, watered down version of two originals. You'll never produce an amazing looking snake through cross breeding, they always look like a drab, non-descript, generally sh*tty snake. Also you can never sell them on to serious collectors because you can't assign them to a species.
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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
Re: can you cross breed
 Originally Posted by adamanteus
Define "cool". Cross breeds generally look like what they are...a poor quality, watered down version of two originals. You'll never produce an amazing looking snake through cross breeding, they always look like a drab, non-descript, generally sh*tty snake. Also you can never sell them on to serious collectors because you can't assign them to a species.
hmm ok thanx
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Moderator
Re: can you cross breed
You can produce "cool" snakes within a given species. Take your pickeringii for example, buy a really blue, well coloured partner for it. Select the best coloured offspring and breed them together, then you'll get some top-notch 'high blue', true-to-type snakes...which will be desirable to other keepers.
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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
Re: can you cross breed
 Originally Posted by adamanteus
You can produce "cool" snakes within a given species. Take your pickeringii for example, buy a really blue, well coloured partner for it. Select the best coloured offspring and breed them together, then you'll get some top-notch 'high blue', true-to-type snakes...which will be desirable to other keepers.
the one i already have is really blue and im getting one thats blue but its dorsal stripe is yellow would that still let the babies be pretty?
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