OK *laughing* I never knew that a pair of F2's means sibling offspring from sibling parents with unrelated grandparents. : )

If I had the only true 100% albino suriname in the world, of course I would make hets and breed them with each other. But say the trait is more common than that. What if it was something you could find on an unrelated boa that was available to you? Personally I would go for the other unrelated boa, even though it would mean I would have to pay money for someone else's stock, and even though I might not have even had any problems breeding siblings. I want my boas to be as strong and healthy as possible genetically. I think you're asking for unhealthy mutations, genetic diseases and conditions, or who knows what else to show up later. I am not saying it is never justified to breed siblings, but I sure see a lot of 1.1 sibling pairs being sold. I know people are breeding them to each other without thought, even in cases where it is completely unnecessary.

Caden

[ Hide Replies ]

• F1,F2,F3 etc....... - metachrosis, Sun Sep 17 10:21:59 2006
• RE: F1,F2,F3 etc....... - DavidKendrick, Sun Sep 17 10:28:32 2006
• I asked this same question... - Jonathan_Brady, Sun Sep 17 11:14:29 2006
• Interesting - DavidKendrick, Sun Sep 17 11:30:14 2006
• 7 generations in - jkbreptiles, Sun Sep 17 11:51:55 2006
• Interesting...Beautiful Hypo BCC - DavidKendrick, Sun Sep 17 12:06:22 2006
• RE: Interesting...Beautiful Hypo BCC - jkbreptiles, Sun Sep 17 16:56:11 2006
• RE: Interesting - vcaruso15, Sun Sep 17 11:55:17 2006
• You don't... - Rainshadow, Sun Sep 17 11:59:50 2006
• In selective breeding... - ChrisGilbert, Sun Sep 17 13:41:11 2006
• I don't know about pastels,but... - Rainshadow, Sun Sep 17 14:30:38 2006
• RE: I don't know about pastels,but... - slithering_serpents, Tue Sep 19 12:39:48 2006
• Well,great... - Rainshadow, Tue Sep 19 13:11:07 2006
• Careful what you wish for..... - rainbowsrus, Tue Sep 19 16:54:17 2006
• RE: Interesting - metalpest, Tue Sep 19 15:37:34 2006
• Exactly......more - rainbowsrus, Tue Sep 19 17:07:57 2006
• RE: Exactly......more - metalpest, Tue Sep 19 17:34:54 2006
• RE: Exactly......more - rainbowsrus, Tue Sep 19 18:25:02 2006
• RE: Exactly......more - metalpest, Tue Sep 19 22:17:54 2006
• RE: Exactly......more - slithering_serpents, Tue Sep 19 17:39:45 2006
• small correction......cringe - rainbowsrus, Tue Sep 19 17:55:54 2006
• RE: small correction......cringe - slithering_serpents, Wed Sep 20 13:38:54 2006
• RE: small correction......cringe - rainbowsrus, Wed Sep 20 14:55:40 2006