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I haven't posted pics in a while and I got some good ones recently of some of our ceylonese breeders and holdbacks.

Enjoy!

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David Beauchemin
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Awesome pics again! I must get me one of those one day. If you breed that to a normal burm. wht comes out? Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the compliment! If bred to a normal burm you would simply get burmese/ceylonese crosses, which are not really considered "hybrids" since they are both molurus subspecies. I would never do this cross as true ceylonese are so very rare and hard to come by and quite frankly the breeding could only detract from the real value of the ceylonese.
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Thanks for the info. I wasn't planing on doing that was just curious. Are there any morphs for the sri-lankan pythons? like albino/stiped/paternless/whatever? Or do you know a site that has lots of information about them? I know next to nothing about them. Sorry for the ignorance. : )

Doh! after I posted that last comment I saw the "Pastel" post from you.. thanks! lol

two subspecies, of the same species, is an intergrade, ie: P. m. molurus X P. m. bivittatus. Intergrades are much more genetically dangerous than a hybrid because they look so similar to the parent animals that they can easily be mistaken for a pure specimen of one or the other subspecies. This is especially true if you do not have a good familiarity with their morphological differences to begin with. These intergrades could then inadvertently be incorporated into a breeding program with a group of the pure subspecies, and that would be a disaster. It is best not to produce intergrades with any subspecies of the same species, and avoid producing any of these genetic nightmares. With hybrids on the other hand, it is usually quite obvious that you are not working with a pure specimen of either species.

Kelly

Thank you Kelly. For me at least, you have just isolated the real danger in "cross-breeding" quite succinctly with your explaination and provided a rudimentary ethical map for territory that is otherwise a bit of an emotional minefield.

I like the normals moreso then the pastels...just personal taste. They are both beautiful though! I can't wait till mine are adults! The female just shed so I'll have to snag some new pics! Still as calm as can be...I can now reach in the cage without a worry - (unless it's feeding time lol). Truly my favorite python species!
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I've been wondering where y'all have been. Glad to hear your ceyon guys are doin well. Can't wait for pictures. I too like the normals equally as well as the pastels. I have some pretty incredible normals too and the combination with the normal females to the pastel males is just incredible.

By the way, I appreciate you hooking up my friend with that huge red blood female. He's very happy with her.
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David Beauchemin
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Hey man no problem! I hear she hooked up with one of his males! Anyways......pics will go up soon!
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i have a bp and a motley boa i cant imagine what the hell these guys put away