Breeding siblings

[L.West]

Is breeding siblings something that is done with snakes or is that a no-no.

I wasn't sure if it mattered with snakes. Just curious is all.

Thanks

[wowmattsays]

Very interested in this as well! Haven't gotten around to asking, thanks for posting!


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[bcr229]

Inbreeding and line breeding are common, especially when trying to prove out a new recessive morph or when the pool of available breeders is fairly small, as with some of the more rarely kept species. I personally wouldn't do it for more than one generation but some breeders do it.

[wolfy-hound]

Inbreeding doesn't matter nearly as much with ball pythons. (or rats for that matter)

If there IS some sort of uber rare inherited issue, it'll bring it out. But I haven't ever heard of it yet.