Gotcha....re laughing

I agree 100% with your thoughts on 1.1 pairs. For the most part my purchases have been single animals or unrelated pairs. The related pairs I have purchased are slated for breeding to other animals with only a few exceptions.



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

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
13.26 BRB
11.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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