Im wondering if this would end up being problematic. Im thinking they would breed if the season was right which would be good. But after they copulate, would the male continually pester the female causing her to stress out? I really like the look of melanistic easterns they are awesome. Im just thinking about getting one to pair with my adult male eastern. He lives in a cozy ten gallon and is always soaking, living the posh life compared to his wild days.

Also have a question about garter genetics. If I breed a melanistic to a normal, would I get all normals in the f1?