cross breeding

[Lori P]

So... in perusing different ads, I see a lot of mixes of corn snakes and king snakes. And I saw some anaconda hybrids the other day. But from what I've heard and read, most snake people seem to be against cross breeding. So what's the scoop? What are the reasons to not cross breed? I'm just curious, don't want anyone arguing over it. :-)

[drache]

what best explains it, is that there are different opinions on the matter

[zooplan]

Most hydrids are unique recognizeable mixtures of two species, a few are looking very similar to others.
Garter species are difined more by different locations than by different genpool.
If you cross breed without telling to sell hybrids, or even if the new owner pass them to somebody else without this information the genpool of a pure strain might be contaminated.

[Lori P]

Rhea, you should be a politician. LOL

Udo, got it. So it's about not contaminating the gene pool. Are there certain kinds of snakes where hybrids are more acceptable, like, the corn/king crosses? Or is it always kind of looked down on in all kinds of snakes? Just trying to get my info straight...

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

its best to stay away from cross breeding if your want to have some breeding fun try breeding different morphs of the same subspecies like im pretty sure a AnerythristicxAlbino= Most of babies are Snows

Rhea, you should be a politician. LOL

Udo, got it. So it's about not contaminating the gene pool. Are there certain kinds of snakes where hybrids are more acceptable, like, the corn/king crosses? Or is it always kind of looked down on in all kinds of snakes? Just trying to get my info straight...

[Lulu Bennett]

whats and anerythristic and how do you get them from albinos?

[adamanteus]

Anerythristic snakes lack red pigment. In the same way as Amelanistics lack black.

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

its a bluish blackish morph that ive seen in plains not sure if it occurs in other subspecies and im pretty sure if you mate i with an albino plains it makes snows

whats and anerythristic and how do you get them from albinos?

[Lulu Bennett]

Anerythristic snakes lack red pigment. In the same way as Amelanistics lack black.

so Anerythristic lacks red pigment making it bluish/black
and Albino lacks all colour pigment making it a yellow/white? erm...

[reptileparadise]

Albino lacks all black pigment (melanine...Amelanistic)

So to breed snow, you would have to cross anerythristics with amelanistic to get double hets. Crossing them back to each other can give you 1 snow in every 16 babies