Hybrid question

Lets say your going to breed a carpet and a ball python. My question is, is their any difference in the offspring depending on which species is the mother?

Genetically, no.

What about looks/size wise?

Or # of offspring?

I cannot speak for the Carpet x Ball, but with the AfRock x Burm there is. If the sire is a Burm, and Dam an Afrock, the offspring come out with a busier pattern, hatch smaller (somewhere around 14" or so), and grow faster. When you breed the opposite, they hatch larger (18" or so), have a more reduced pattern, grow slower, and stay at a smaller size...normally around 10'.

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Originally Posted by CeraDigital

I cannot speak for the Carpet x Ball, but with the AfRock x Burm there is. If the sire is a Burm, and Dam an Afrock, the offspring come out with a busier pattern, hatch smaller (somewhere around 14" or so), and grow faster. When you breed the opposite, they hatch larger (18" or so), have a more reduced pattern, grow slower, and stay at a smaller size...normally around 10'.

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That's very interesting.

I wondered if it worked that way.

I like the burm/rock hybrid the best out of all the hybrids Ive seen

from what i understand about hybridization (this is all in mammals mind you, but it may also be similar with reptiles), the male determines the size of the offspring in some species --

ie : with lion tiger crosses
Ligers -- male lion to female tiger -- ligers are always bigger than lions. they get the large gene from the lion, as opposed to the tiger. it has something to do with the size of the offspring impeding pregnancy for the female.
Tigons -- male tiger to female lion -- tigons are always smaller than tigers because they get the gene from the tiger to produce smaller offspring.

males from these parings are always sterile, whereas the females are able to breed. so this definitely isnt the case with reptiles as the hybrids you're referring to can breed no matter which sex they are i think.

this outcome will tend to repeat itself, from what i have read. I can pull up the info if you want but I think its mostly encyclopedia and wiki articles.

And once again, i have no idea if this applies to reptiles or not, but if anyone who knows could chime in that'd be sweet.

Not quite true about ligers and tigons

For male lions, it is said that the male's genetics work towards creating a larger animal, because the larger offspring has a better chance than any other smaller offspring, thus ensuring that males lineage goes on. The female lioness genes work against the males gene's motive to grow largest, promoting survival of all the cubs she carries.


Tiger males however, do not push for a larger offspring, which creates a smaller animal born in the cross.

I read that at messybeast.com a while ago. Found it interesting. Not sure how accurate it is, though most of that site is spot on.