what do you think of hybrids

[bonheki]

hey i was looking at a website and they showed all kind of hybrids
like womasxball bloodxball dwarf burmxball and all kinds of things some looked stunning and some looked like little monsters
whats your opinion on hybrids? if ya ask me i like some hybrids but not all

[MarkS]

I don't like hybrids.

[cgrinter]

I think hybrids can be pretty cool, no harm in breeding them in captivity. There is a risk if you're breeding snakes that could be established locally, but most hobbiests don't live in the areas where the snakes are from.

What website was that?

[Ginevive]

I don't mind people breeding them. I like mules; they combine some awesome traits from horses and from donkeys, into a really cool animal. I would be a hypocrite if I begrudged hybrid breeders but still was fine with mules..
Can hybrids reproduce?

[MarkS]

Can hybrids reproduce?

Yes, and thats where the problem lies.

[RegiusCo]

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Can hybrids reproduce?

Yes, and thats where the problem lies.

As well mis-representing these hybrids when selling them

Thank god most hobbyist don't care for hybrids.

Marc

[Patrick Long]

where did you see this, i would like to look

[NateDogg13]

I love hybrids, its gives the world of breeding endless potential but only to responsible breeders. I love the Superballs and Carpalls the best. As long as a hybrid is labelled correctly and not released back into the wild then why not. its a way to change temperments, sizes, and color patterns. Some hybrids are fertile but others arent. I believe that only a few Blood x Ball hybrids are fertile. Roussis Reptiles I believe are the only ones who have successfully made an F2 generation with there Superballs and there patterns are amazing. Who knows what may happen in the next few years if someone decides to cross some morphs into hybrids.

[Bruce Whitehead]

Personally I think the super balls are amazing. I love the combinations of temperment, pattern, behaviour, etc.

Lot of people find it a contensious issue.

Never check out the other hybrids though.

Bruce

[MarkS]

If all hybrids were infertile, I wouldn't have a problem with it. I once saw a picture of a clutch of F2 Jungle corns. Jungle corns are Cornsnake/Kingsnake hybrids. The F2 generation produced a lot of interesting patterns and colors, but the most memorable hatchling to me was the one that looked exactly like a corn snake. You could not tell by looking at it that it was a hybrid though a significant portion of it's genes came from the kingsnake ancestor. Raising that animal up and breeding it, who knows what you would get? You could throw a big wrench into somebody breeding plans who had a specific goal in mind. Personally I think that people who create hybrids are very short sighted.