Re: Breeding Albino,Spider,Pastel
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Originally Posted by
The Beast
I thought that spider x spider was a lethal paring..?
wouldn't breeding 2 spider combos together also be lethal?
Spiders are suspected of being lethal in the homozygous form but thats a rumor and nobody has any proof, but nobody has any proof of the existance of a homozygous spider either....
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Originally Posted by
flameethrower
No cause the albino spider has another gene diluting it. its not a direct spider x spider
The Albino has nothing to do with diluting the spider gene. :gj:
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Originally Posted by
DesignerBP
a lethal pairing???
The pairing wouldn't be lethal but any eggs that would contain homozygous spiders are thought to die before hatching, thus the rumored lethality of the homozygous spider.
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Originally Posted by
flameethrower
not really referring to lethal but he was leaning towards the genetic disorders spiders have.
The only genetic disorder in spiders is the wobble/spins and that has nothing to do with homozygous spiders.
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Originally Posted by
euphuistical
I've never heard that before either. I've often thought that even though spider is a dominant morph having a homozygous spider would be handy for breeding to ensure spiderness among all the offspring.
It definitely would be handy, but nobody has been able to honestly say they have a homozygous spider. Some get lucky and hatch 100% but not consistently. :gj:
Re: Breeding Albino,Spider,Pastel
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It definitely would be handy, but nobody has been able to honestly say they have a homozygous spider. Some get lucky and hatch 100% but not consistently. :gj:
Oh yeah, trying to sell one and have people believe you would be tricky I'd imagine, but investing in your own could have a +EV value to it, would just depend on how badly you'd need to ensure a future project would need to have the spider gene in it I guess. Food for thought mostly.
Re: Breeding Albino,Spider,Pastel
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Originally Posted by
euphuistical
Oh yeah, trying to sell one and have people believe you would be tricky I'd imagine, but investing in your own could have a +EV value to it, would just depend on how badly you'd need to ensure a future project would need to have the spider gene in it I guess. Food for thought mostly.
The issue is that there is not any proof of one even existing... AT ALL. Everyone says they know someone who knows someone, but in all reality its just a rumor, and until a large breeder comes forth with proof, not many will believe it. At the same time there is no proof of the homozygous lethal either... double edged sword, imo.
