Why sold in pairs?

[The-ReptiRanch]

Why do some breeders only sell M/F pairs? I can speculate all day, but wanted to know why many of the rare snakes are only sold off in pairs from the same litter. If the thought is for them to be breeding pairs, then is it really safe to match up litter mates?

For those of you who really wanted a single, but could only find a pair - Did you buy both and sell/trade the other or just keep the extra +1?

Because rare species need to be bred more, they dont need to be sold in singles as pets as that doesnt help the preservation of the species. Now a lot of breeders will sell a single if you talk to them and you already have half of the pair but otherwise it's better to sell in pairs. And as for breeding, reptiles can inbreed for a little while before it affects anything. Yes it's better to mix bloodlines to make new blood and decrease inbreeding but sometimes that's not always possible with some species. The ideal situation would be you buy the pair and switch one half with someone else to better each others blood, but it's not the end of the world if you have to breed siblings together.

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