Very uncertian about doing this.

My breeder friend is wanting to breed Rainbow (sun tiger) with his boy (Jaguar Platinum sun tiger). I said I would consider it if and when she is of proper age and weight.

What are your thoughts on the pairing?
Issues with the pairing?
Go!

/	%	%/c	#/c	Traits	#Traits	Morph Name
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Sunfire Super Tiger Jaguar Platinum	6	Super Sunfire Super Tiger Jaguar Platinum
1/32	3%	80%	1	Super Tiger Jaguar Platinum Sunfire	5	Super Tiger Jaguar Platinum Sunfire
1/32	3%	80%	1	Super Sunfire Jaguar Platinum Tiger	5	Super Sunfire Jaguar Platinum Tiger
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Sunfire Super Tiger Platinum	5	Super Sunfire Super Tiger Platinum
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Sunfire Super Tiger Jaguar	5	Super Sunfire Super Tiger Jaguar
1/16	6%	96%	3	Jaguar Platinum Sunfire Tiger	4	Sun Tiger Jaguar Platinum
1/32	3%	80%	1	Super Sunfire Jaguar Tiger	4	Super Sunfire Jaguar Tiger
1/32	3%	80%	1	Super Tiger Jaguar Sunfire	4	Super Tiger Jaguar Sunfire
1/32	3%	80%	1	Super Tiger Platinum Sunfire	4	Super Tiger Platinum Sunfire
1/32	3%	80%	1	Super Sunfire Platinum Tiger	4	Super Sunfire Platinum Tiger
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Tiger Jaguar Platinum	4	Super Tiger Jaguar Platinum
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Sunfire Super Tiger	4	Super Sunfire Super Tiger
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Sunfire Jaguar Platinum	4	Super Sunfire Jaguar Platinum

1/16	6%	96%	3	Platinum Sunfire Tiger	3	Sun Tiger Platinum
1/16	6%	96%	3	Jaguar Sunfire Tiger	3	Sun Tiger Jaguar
1/32	3%	80%	1	Super Sunfire Tiger	3	Super Sunfire Tiger
1/32	3%	80%	1	Jaguar Platinum Sunfire	3	Jaguar Platinum Sunfire
1/32	3%	80%	1	Jaguar Platinum Tiger	3	Jaguar Platinum Tiger
1/32	3%	80%	1	Super Tiger Sunfire	3	Super Tiger Sunfire
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Tiger Jaguar	3	Super Tiger Jaguar
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Tiger Platinum	3	Super Tiger Platinum
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Sunfire Platinum	3	Super Sunfire Platinum
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Sunfire Jaguar	3	Super Sunfire Jaguar
1/16	6%	96%	3	Sunfire Tiger	2	Sun Tiger
1/32	3%	80%	1	Jaguar Tiger	2	Jaguar Tiger
1/32	3%	80%	1	Platinum Tiger	2	Platinum Tiger
1/32	3%	80%	1	Jaguar Sunfire	2	Jaguar Sunfire
1/32	3%	80%	1	Platinum Sunfire	2	Platinum Sunfire
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Sunfire	2	Super Sunfire
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Super Tiger	2	Super Tiger
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Jaguar Platinum	2	Jaguar Platinum
1/32	3%	80%	1	Tiger	1	Tiger
1/32	3%	80%	1	Sunfire	1	Sunfire
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Jaguar	1	Jaguar
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c	Platinum	1	Platinum
1/64	2%	54%	1/2c		0	Normal

you already made a thread like this.

i'll repeat what i said last time: if you have no intentions of breeding her, then don't.

Well, here are the questions you got to answer for yourself.....

Are you willing to and can accept losing her due to complications?

Do you have all the stuff needed to incubate the eggs, house the babies and feed the babies until they are ready to sell?

Do you have the cash to feed all the babies that dont sell for 6 months....a year...maybe longer?

Throwing 2 snakes together and having them do the deed is the easy part. It's what comes next that is the work. kind of like people lol. Hopping in the sac with your lady friend is easy. Having to care for a screaming kid for 18 years is a whole other thing haha.

Now if your breeder friend is going to take on that task, then you still got to ask yourself are you willing to lose her to complications if they arise and i would assume you would need to move her caging and her to your breeder friends house unless he is going to come over and set everything up at your place and then come over all the time to check on everything.

If you had the male, i would say go for it as you would have the easy end of the job but since you got the female, you would have the workload end lol.

Your snake is new to you , came to you under fed, and if I recall you were not 100% sure of her complete genetic background??

So many breeders producing so many snakes. Is this potential breeding going to improve any certain qualities or change anything in the retic world ? I’m still waiting to see someone here other than BCr with a retic that is older, as in over 10-15 years. Lots get into them but few keep them and why add to the pool?

I honestly would say no.

You guys just got the retic and boa. Enjoy them and concentrate on beautiful caging and long term care.

I say never breed anything unless you are passionate about it, if you have any doubts, don't do it.

Talking about breeding seems a little putting the cart before the horse, she is beautiful for sure but so little and new to her home I tell him thank you ever so much for the offer but I pass , but that just me and my mind process of why make a peaceful hobby a job and a pain in the rear ;)

I would not say yes or no yet. I would re-assess once the female gets some age and size on her. From the other thread, the owner of the sire is taking on the work of incubating the eggs and keeping/selling the babies; OP is simply getting paid per viable egg laid.

So here are some things I would consider before moving forward:
- Is there a good reptile specialist veterinarian locally who could deal with the female if she became egg bound or there were other complications? Who is responsible for that vet bill?
- How would quarantine be handled, both when the female goes to the male and when she comes back?
- Who pays to feed the female while she's out getting knocked up?
- Is the owner of the male close enough I could drive to his place fairly easily?
- If the female retains sperm who owns the eggs from the subsequent clutch?

Having now asked a similar question now 2 times in 2 months should be enough to give you your answer. No, no, and heck no.

I've owned the giants in the past and now once again in my nearly 4 decades of exotic snake ownership. I've never asked myself the question of should I or shouldn't I on anything with my snakes. If I have even a sliver of doubt I default to no.