is it possible to breed a sumatran to a borneo?
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Kingmorph69
Jun 20, 2009 08:58 PM
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BrucenBruce
Jun 22, 2009 05:47 PM
It's possible, but the offspring would be hybrids. They're not color phases, they're different species:
Sumatran Black - Python curtus
Sumatran/Malaysian red - Python brongersmai
Borneo Short Tail - Python breitensteini
~Bruce
Kingmorph69
Jun 22, 2009 07:07 PM
Thanks alot! I knew they were not color morphs, but I thought the only diffrence was region. I didn't know they were diffrent species.
BrucenBruce
Jun 23, 2009 07:40 PM
You're not the first. They were classified as subspecies of P. curtus for quite a long time, IIRC. P. Brongersmai (blood pythons), especially can be amazingly variable, with some animals being yellow, and almost resembling P. breitensteini (Borneo Short-tail)
~Bruce
>>Thanks alot! I knew they were not color morphs, but I thought the only diffrence was region. I didn't know they were diffrent species.
Kingmorph69
Jun 23, 2009 09:13 PM
Thanks for the help!
megafatkid69
Jun 26, 2009 11:42 AM
how old do the male and female be for you can breed thim???? thanks
BrucenBruce
Jun 27, 2009 08:28 PM
>>how old do the male and female be for you can breed thim???? thanks
Pretty new to bloods, myself, but I'm getting the impression that most folks wait 3-4 years to start breeding. Maybe 3 years for males / 4 for females?
Hope that helps . . .
~Bruce
