Re: Can corn snakes want to mate with ball python?
Originally Posted by Sita
I would agree with Osiris about checking the temperatures and such. The proper temps for a BP are higher than what is good for a corn, so the corn may be uncomfortable and trying to find a cooler spot.
Since they are different species (not breeds), I don't think they would recognize the same pheromones in another species.
Osiris, could you provide a source for this info? I've never heard of a boa and python reproducing. The reason that horse and donkeys can mate and produce young, albeit, infertile young, is that they are in the same genus, which is 1 step above species. Boas and pythons aren't related until you get to suborder, serpentes, which is 3 or 4 steps above species. Not to mention the fact that boa are live-bearers and pythons lay eggs.
you mis-read my statement or I didn't state it clearly enough....I did NOT mean pythons AND boas mating with each other....I meant the hybrids we see of separate boa combinations and hybrids of separate python combinations
1.1 Pinstripe - Orion/Eos
1.1 Lessers - Typhon/Kali
0.2 Dinkers - Stella & Wildfire
1.0 Desert - No Name
1.0 Het Red Axanthic - No name
0.1 Woma- Cayenne
0.1 Cinnamon- Nutmeg
2.1 Mojave- No names
1.0 Mystic- No Name
0.1 Mahagony- No Name
1.0 Black Pastel- No Name
1.0 SD Tiger Retic- Thor
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Apollo)
0.2 Labs- Daisy & Ruby