>>Has anyone else experienced odd behaviours in hatchlings that may indicate genetic defects, etc.?? I have two hold back Okeetee hatchlings from this year that are exhibiting odd behavour. Both appear more spastic than normal, and the other day I noticed the female basically crawling upside down!! They are definitely not as coordinated or controlled in their movements as other hatchlings from other clutches this year, or years past. Both of the these hatchlings are feeding fine, but I am even noticing pattern anomolies with respect to ventral checking. I am wondering of the sibling pairing that produced these guys has finally caught up with them?? I am not sure how related the sibs are, but suspect pretty closely. Maybe F2s or F3s that produced these F4s???? This is the first year I bred this pair as they are 08s. Still, I will probably look into outbreeding them next year for sure.







it's not the "in-breeding" you can go more generations then that. It sounds more to me like stargazing. I think this first appeared in sunkissed specimens and if I'm not mistaken (probably am) the sunkissed was a spontanious mutation that poped up in Kathy Love's okeetees.

google stargazing in corn snakes and see if you can find more info.
-----
Corn snakes and rat snakes...No one can have just one.

"Resistance is futile"

Jimmy Johnson

(Draybar)

Draybars Snakes



_____

[ Hide Replies ]

• Spastic Hatchling Behaviour - KevinM, Wed Jul 21 13:23:13 2010
• RE: Spastic Hatchling Behaviour - draybar, Wed Jul 21 16:44:24 2010
• RE: Spastic Hatchling Behaviour - a153fish, Fri Jul 23 13:14:43 2010
• RE: Spastic Hatchling Behaviour - draybar, Fri Jul 23 16:25:11 2010
• Thanks, I'll check it out. - a153fish, Sat Jul 24 11:44:59 2010
• Well it kinda is inbreeding. - a153fish, Sat Jul 24 11:57:47 2010
• RE: Well it kinda is inbreeding. - TandJ, Thu Aug 19 23:55:57 2010