what do you think of hybrids

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Originally Posted by 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.

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I completely agree. Hybrids can be really cool, but the fact that most of them are fertile erks me, so I'm not for hybrids.

I like some, I don't care for others, but I don't see any ethical problem with them. If they can interbreed, they're obviously related anyway. Just be honest with what you're selling if you have them.

Keep in mind.. aside from mules, your everyday garden tulip or rose is also a hybrid.

oh and for thoes who wanted to see the wesite its hybridheaven.com i like certain hybrids just some look like mutants

hybridheaven.com is a hybrid car website...?

link def didnt work MAD WEAKSAUCE

Some hybrids are cool looking and I agree that one of the biggest issues comes when down the line some of the second, third...ECT generations so closely resemble one or the other of the original parent species you can't tell the animal in question is in fact a hybrid.

I think it would take diligent record keeping on the part of not only the breeder but any buyers to make sure the lineage of the animal is always disclosed. Obviously at some point someone will either intentionally or unintentionally misrepresent the animal, and that is a big issue. I think this will probably be most common when the animal is resold.

However I really LOVE bat eaters I think they are absolutely beautiful. Some of the Carpet python hybrids are equally gorgeous. So I guess I have mixed feelings.

I think the website is hybridhaven.com . It is run by Yasser of Spitfire.
I am not a big advocater of hybrids simply because they so often can get misrepresented when sold.
For example, if you breed a carpet to a green tree python to produce a carpondro. It is a very interesting display specimen. So why would you go back and breed it to a green tree or to a carpet to make 75%er's. That totally defeats the purpose of an extreme hybrid.

The website is http://www.spitfirereptiles.com/hybridhaven/index.php

after reading this http://www.spitfirereptiles.com/hybr...topic.php?t=75
and many many other ones i have no problems in any way with hybrids .... whos to say what we have now isnt a hybrid of 2 other snakes ?

Yes animals often hybridize in the wild. Did you hear of the pizzly bear (polar X grizzly) they found not too long ago?

And thanks for the link, herpmajor.. that's quite an interesting site.