can you breed siblings?

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Originally Posted by Mendel's Balls

Really? I am quite skeptical of this statement.

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Me too ... imagine that. :O :D :twisted: :sweeet:

-adam

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Originally Posted by uro1001

sibling x sibling =no

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Why not? I see them all the time....as a matter of fact.....I have a pair of corns that are sibs and will be paired up in the near future! Snakes arnt dogs.;) There snakes.

sorry i was refering to boas. adam isnt the geen for anbalism the same for both. so why would there be a difference. just cuerious.

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Originally Posted by BALLISTIC BOAS

sorry i was refering to boas. brian sharp breed un related albino boas and they came out with one eye. this has happened to many people in the boa world. adam isnt the geen for anbalism the same for both. so why would there be a difference.

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They are both ressessive ,yes. But bieng ressesive ,Dom, or Co-Dom doesnt have any effect on whether the snake has deffects or not.

thanks. for the 411

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Originally Posted by BALLISTIC BOAS

sorry i was refering to boas. adam isnt the geen for anbalism the same for both. so why would there be a difference. just cuerious.

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Huh? Difference in what? I dunt undastain whut u b sayn???

I was agreeing with Medels statement. The reason breeders of any species don't breed albino x albino of different compatible lines has nothing to do with genetics.

-adam

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Originally Posted by Mendel's Balls

Please give a rationale for why sib to sib crosses are not okay or recommended. Parents and offspring share 50% of their total genetic material while full siblings also share 50% of their genetic material.

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i knew something like this would come up. (ive already gone through this with abernet on another forum) the whole inbreeding thing after about 2 generations is not a good idea as if physical deformities dont occur some deformities may become visible after several generations. its not worth screwing up the gene pool(after more than 2 gens of inbreeding).

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Originally Posted by uro1001

i knew something like this would come up. (ive already gone through this with abernet on another forum) the whole inbreeding thing after about 2 generations is not a good idea as if physical deformities dont occur some deformities may become visible after several generations. its not worth screwing up the gene pool(after more than 2 gens of inbreeding).

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Do you have any literature (scientific or otherwise) that cites this "2 generation" rule or are you just giving your opinion?

-adam

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi...%20reptiles%22
its a study on lizards but its close enough :)

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Originally Posted by uro1001

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi...%20reptiles%22
its a study on lizards but its close enough :)

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Do you have any practical experience with ball pythons where deformities were seen after more than 2 generations of inbreeding siblings?

-adam