This is an excellent question and one I thought hard about for a while. It would seem to me that this is dangerous but then I've not done any studies. My conclusion was to trade. For example, if I had a clutch of albinos, I would trade my male to another breeder for his male (same age, etc.). That way, I have a duluted bloodline and so does the person I trade with.
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Jay A. Martin

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• Effects of inbreeding on snakes.....(questions) - Zazanak, Wed Jun 18 15:10:44 2003
• RE: Effects of inbreeding on snakes.....(questions) - jmartin104, Wed Jun 18 15:14:32 2003
• You, like most people, are confused... - Jeff Favelle, Wed Jun 18 16:55:09 2003
• This must have been for Zazanak - jmartin104, Wed Jun 18 17:00:18 2003
• RE: This must have been for Zazanak - Jeff Favelle, Wed Jun 18 21:30:43 2003
• RE: You, like most people, are confused... - meretseger, Wed Jun 18 17:00:29 2003
• RE: You, like most people, are confused... - mykee, Wed Jun 18 17:27:05 2003
• Yes and No - piebaldpython, Wed Jun 18 17:57:12 2003
• Oh yeah, happens all the time with Island species.... - Jeff Favelle, Wed Jun 18 21:36:16 2003
• Jeff, you impress me more and more each time I read your posts! n/p - sparke303, Thu Jun 19 02:26:37 2003
• RE: Jeff, you impress me more and more each time I read your posts! n/p - Jeff Favelle, Thu Jun 19 12:33:10 2003
• Wow!!!! Awesome! n/p - sparke303, Thu Jun 19 17:37:24 2003
• not really - jyohe, Wed Jun 18 18:57:28 2003
• RE: Effects of inbreeding on snakes.....(questions) - Paul Hollander, Wed Jun 18 18:32:03 2003