Well, me being a hillbilly I happen to know a lil' 'bout inbreeding. Ya see, my aunt, who's also my cousin, married another cousin of mine that happens to also be her uncle. There ain't but 5 different last names in the whole county. LOL!!!

Seriously, though, inbreeding in animals is considered acceptable by most as long as its not generations upon generations. Third generation inbreeding is pushing it. This is usually when repeating genetic disorders begin to show.

Don't be embarassed or feel silly for asking, I did the same thing several years ago. My female German Shepherd got pregnant by her son when I let him out of his pen for exercise. In less than a minute it was too late.

When she had the puppies I knew for sure her son was the father and I was heartsick, thinking I was going to have to put 'em all down. I called a friend that's a Vet and told her what happened and she said, "So, what's the problem?"

I've bred them 4 times and she's due any day now with the 4th litter. Beautiful, healthy, full-blooded German Shepherds that I have a waiting list for. They're all cross-eyed and meow instead of bark, but heck, that ain't no problem. (Just kidding!)

I've got a half-brother/half-sister pair of Burmese Pythons that mated last month so I'll let ya know how that turns out in a few months.

My feeder rats are all inbreeds, too.

Personally, I'm none to wild about inbreeding, even though I've allowed some of my animals to do so. But I think a lot of that has to do with my morals.

Take care!
Mike
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• Inbreeding? - Dragonflychaser, Wed Dec 6 21:54:37 2006
• RE: Inbreeding? - HappyHillbilly, Thu Dec 7 00:35:26 2006
• RE: Inbreeding? - idealreptiles, Thu Dec 7 00:48:17 2006
• RE: Inbreeding? - Herpout, Thu Dec 7 01:18:48 2006
• RE: Inbreeding? - joshhutto, Thu Dec 7 11:33:28 2006
• RE: Inbreeding? - Dragonflychaser, Thu Dec 7 12:26:28 2006
• re: bobble-heads - idealreptiles, Thu Dec 7 14:10:47 2006
• re: bobble-heads - blowitch, Thu Dec 7 14:37:32 2006
• cat - idealreptiles, Thu Dec 7 15:23:30 2006
• RE: cat - Dragonflychaser, Thu Dec 7 18:54:35 2006
• re: bobble-heads - joshhutto, Thu Dec 7 17:02:07 2006
• re: bobble-heads LOL!!!! - idealreptiles, Fri Dec 8 00:29:02 2006
• re: bobble-heads LOL!!!! - Herpout, Fri Dec 8 02:10:31 2006
• Inbreeding does not = worsened condition - Mahlon, Fri Dec 8 14:50:50 2006
• Humans have been around for 10,000 yrs?? - rwoodyer, Fri Dec 8 12:15:01 2006
• RE: Humans have been around for 10,000 yrs?? - Dragonflychaser, Fri Dec 8 14:20:00 2006
• RE: Humans have been around for 10,000 y - rwoodyer, Sun Dec 10 23:46:16 2006
• It all just depends.... - -ryan-, Thu Dec 7 11:43:52 2006
• Actually, you have a few misconceptions. - Mahlon, Thu Dec 7 11:53:06 2006
• RE: Actually, you have a few misconceptions. - Dragonflychaser, Thu Dec 7 12:31:12 2006
• RE: Actually, you have a few misconceptions. - Mahlon, Thu Dec 7 12:58:23 2006
• RE: Actually, you have a few misconceptions. - coldthumb, Thu Dec 7 14:36:05 2006
• RE: Actually, you have a few misconceptions. - Dragonflychaser, Thu Dec 7 18:50:37 2006
• artwork - Dragonflychaser, Thu Dec 7 18:50:18 2006
• Clarification - HappyHillbilly, Thu Dec 7 14:40:39 2006
• RE: Clarification - jyohe, Thu Dec 7 17:19:09 2006