Well, thats a lot to think about...I have several Hybrids that I was sold as being 25% Pueblan and 75% Honduran, and another thats 25% Sinaloan x 50% Ruthveni x 25% Striped Cal King. I guess I can see my 25%/75% snake as a 50-50 hybrid that was mated to a 100% Honduran, diminishing the Pueblan heredity to only 25%. And I can even see where a 50-50 hybrid SinaKing is mated to a Ruthveni to get the 25%-50%-25% mix.



But, as you say, the amount of genes in these mixes can be variable to a great degree, I would think! We may, as Hybrid Breeders, need to either list the entire genetic husbandry of each snake, OR list them and name them by their genetic makeup only such as: Pueblan x Honduran, and not worry about the exact number of each parent...or we may end up with 31% x 69% mixes (on paper anyway)



So therefore, I would call my other Hybrid a: Sinaloan x Ruthveni x Cal King, and not worry so much about the exact amounts via parentage.



I like the names I have seen around, Sinacal, Sinacorn, etc. Maybe we can come up with more, I already call my pair Puebdurans!!



Anyway, good post, and hopefully those out there breeding or thinking about breeding Hybrids will be diligent in their record keeping and honest when selling the ones that are "Normal" looking.

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