Hi Steve,

On the temperature issue-I have no idea.

But on the inbreeding issue,

Fat Bastard and Mate being siblings is enough to cause inbreeding related damage/mortality and also high loads in the "healthy" offspring.

I try as hard as possible to get pairs of unrelated animals(non-siblings, non-cousins, etc) that are ALSO from unrelated parents. Yeah, its a little more work, but nothing compared with the cleaning work these guys require.

I remember my high school science teacher explaining genetics by saying things like "So if you breed the offspring together you have a 66% probability of X" but now looking back I guess it was a good teaching tool to explain genetics, but not a good husbandry tool to describe good breeding methods.

I like hearing about Fat Bastard! Sounds like a really great Uni! I don't think Unis get enough press around here. Congratulations on getting him!

Matt

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