Breeding a redtail to a rainbow???

[Gio]

They are both Boa's, and the fact that they are from different Continents doesn't matter lol The fact they are both Boa's makes it possible for them to breed, they have descended from Boa Constrictors, and there are many sub-species of the Rainbow Boa's, including one from Columbia. It would be more about if you were able to get them to breed, they may not see the other sub-species as a attractive mate, but the problems don't end there. A lot of the eggs may not come to term or fertilize, at least not as many as a normal clutch. I don't Kno why all the female are getting all worked up about this, like its some unethical animal experiment. I consider the breeding of Ball Pythons for colors unethical.

Deborah already caught the lay EGGS part,

But lets clarify one more point. Rainbow boas from Brazil and boa constrictors, with the exception of boas from Mexico (North American) and the boas from Central America, also technically part of the North American continent, ARE from the same continent. The South American continent.

As already stated, boas don't lay eggs, and the 2 species mentioned are from the South American continent.


Everybody has there opinion on the hybrid topic. People will do what they do, good or bad, but IF somebody does create the hybrids, I'd hope they have enough sense and genuine love for both species to actually research where they come from, what they actually do in nature and go from there. Far to many people learn nothing more than the genetic possibilities for breeding and basic care sheet knowledge for breeding and keeping.

A lot more people should take a page from Gus Rentfro's practices. He has had boas that lived for longer than 20 years that were still capable of reproducing. He LOVES the BC species and is interested in what they do in nature. He was not into morphs or hybrids yet somehow has produced some of the most beautiful, healthy BCs out there. If you let his collection back out into the wild where they came from, they'd thrive.

Fancy colors, hybrids and whatever else is for our enjoyment and that's fine because keeping snakes as pets is also for our enjoyment as well.

We should use caution if there is something we are doing that will have negative consequences to the animal.

As humans we change things in nature many times faster than they would naturally occur, if ever.

[Evenstar]

VERY well said Gio!!

[larry21984]

Redtails have bred with yellow anacondas, rainbows have bred with yellow anacondas, I don't see why redtails could not breed with rainbows.