Morality of Cross breeding?

[Colin Vestrand]

i know of one guy who got burned by someone selling some f2 carpet x macklotts as a new carpet morph. you'd never know by looking at them unless you do scale counts or really know your pythons... there is also one very well known european breeder who had a 'new morph' on his site that were clearly a hybrid, probably f2 liasis or antaresia x morelia.

anyway, just a couple examples... but i think when it comes to australian animals, they are a disgrace and promote bad genetics in our very limited genetic pools.

[hud556]

but i think when it comes to australian animals, they are a disgrace and promote bad genetics in our very limited genetic pools.

My thoughts exactley...

[reptilebrett]

interesting that people have such a harsh look a it, what's the difference between that and cross breeding dogs, why is that more socially acceptable, just curious.

[unspecified42]

interesting that people have such a harsh look a it, what's the difference between that and cross breeding dogs, why is that more socially acceptable, just curious.

I'm not against it, but I'll answer.

A labrador and a poodle are different breeds of the same species. A carpet python and a green tree python are different species- like breeding a lion to a tiger or a horse to a zebra (or a horse to a donkey, but mules seem to be pretty socially accepted)

[Jeremy78]

interesting that people have such a harsh look a it, what's the difference between that and cross breeding dogs, why is that more socially acceptable, just curious.

Most people think cross breeding dogs is horrible as well . I am one of them. They shorten the dogs life and make for VERY expensive vet bills early in life. There was actually just an article about it in one of the hunting magazines I read.

[cinderbird]

personally, I love hybrids. They are some of the most visually interesting animals I've ever seen. I would love to own some at some point.

If i ever bred any hybrids, I'd microchip them if i could (i know there are issues associated with microchipping small snakes, etc). Or just do F1 and F2 generations to KEEP the animals looking like hybrids. My biggest fear with them is someone taking a hybrid and marketing it as the newest (x snake species) morph and sensationalizing it.

It would be so easy if they had ears like cats and we could just tip the ear like they do with TNR programs lol.

Would a tattoo ID be effective on a snake?

[dembonez]

wow i just googled carpondro's and their colors are unreal!!!!!!