Is he his own cousin?

[NightLad]

Hi Everybody,

Today I devoted a few hours (between working) to reading through the 20+ threads devoted to the topic of inbreeding/line-breeding various BP morphs. I had no idea of the complexities in creating these morphs! My already high respect for breeders just jumped several notches.

A few of the major BP breeding websites host articles on genetics, and from what I gather, co-dom and recessive are most commonly out-bred and thus have a broader gene pool, while combos line/in-breed to emphasise certain desired attributes.

It also seems to be a general consensus that 1-2 generations of line-breeding and inbreeding is fine regardless of morph. (I’m just making a statement based on what I’ve read; I am not trying to initiate a debate that has already been covered in multiple threads.)

Providing I have my ‘basics’ in order (this can be a lot for a total noob to absorb in one sitting!) my question is thus: what are some of the specific BP morphs that are the least in/line-bred?

I understand that breeding practices will differ greatly from breeder to breeder and may be subject to a variety of factors, so I am only hoping for a good ‘general’ idea of these specific morphs.

Thanks!

[LadyOhh]

I would say Pastels, only due to the fact that there are so many of them available!!

[Holbeird]

I would say spiders as there is no official "super spider" there aren't a lot of people that I know of breeding two spiders together. They tend to breed spiders to normal to get more normals, or to other morphs in order to get combos.

Really any Dom or Co-Dom morph is (theoretically) going to be less in-bred than the recessive traits.

[NightLad]

Sorry for not getting back to this thread earlier!

Your comments have been very helpful and will most assuredly play a role in my upcoming snake-hunt at a local expo. If anybody can think of other morphs to mention, please feel free!

Thanks again everybody!