Accidental Cross Breeding

[liveunderoath]

I guess euthanasia will be the best bet, because I don't know many people who keep reptiles and the ones I do know wouldn't want to keep a crossbred. I hate to do it, but I know it's the best thing to do.

[guidofatherof5]

I guess euthanasia will be the best bet, because I don't know many people who keep reptiles and the ones I do know wouldn't want to keep a crossbred. I hate to do it, but I know it's the best thing to do.

I'm saddened by this and will pray for the little ones.
Life is so precious. Sorry, little scrubs.

[Dan72]

I don't know what I was doing that I missed the 100% het for and an albino (duh). Yeah this stinks, I know if you are making the comments you are, purchasing the animals where you did, I have no doubt this falls totally on your bro. Hope he can learn a lesson in this as well, I know it's something you'll never forget. Poor scrubs but for the best. Now seeing as how we are talking about this litter not living, some snakes eat snakes, know anyone? That's not too morbid or wrong, is it????

[liveunderoath]

I don't know what I was doing that I missed the 100% het for and an albino (duh). Yeah this stinks, I know if you are making the comments you are, purchasing the animals where you did, I have no doubt this falls totally on your bro. Hope he can learn a lesson in this as well, I know it's something you'll never forget. Poor scrubs but for the best. Now seeing as how we are talking about this litter not living, some snakes eat snakes, know anyone? That's not too morbid or wrong, is it????

I told him what's going to have to happen to them now and he's pretty upset with himself. I understand he didn't really know better, but now he knows and hopefully will never do anything this stupid again. I Know of a few people that have snakes I think kingsnakes would eat them. I'm a firm believer in only killing an animal if it will become food, so that sounds like a very good option.

[AntTheDestroyer]

I am curious what they look like. Do you have any idea what species the father was?

[liveunderoath]

I am curious what they look like. Do you have any idea what species the father was?

He father was T. sirtalis. They are the only garters native to my area, and I tried to upload pictures, but I haven't been able to figure it out yet.

[liveunderoath]

[liveunderoath]

here are a couple of pictures

[Dan72]

They do look fairly normal, I have never kept this species so not sure, but it would be reason enough to prove that in the hands of anyone that did not know they were/are a hybrid how easily they could be breed. On a different train of thought, right now they are a mix 50/50, if these scrubs were breed to checkerds and then this offspring breed again, and again. Would the other species eventually be breed out? Or would there always be a trace, all be it small.

[liveunderoath]

They do look fairly normal, I have never kept this species so not sure, but it would be reason enough to prove that in the hands of anyone that did not know they were/are a hybrid how easily they could be breed. On a different train of thought, right now they are a mix 50/50, if these scrubs were breed to checkerds and then this offspring breed again, and again. Would the other species eventually be breed out? Or would there always be a trace, all be it small.

That's an interesting question.