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How many generations can you inbreed SAFELY if trying to capture a certain trait?
What are some common problems??
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0.1 Rubber Boa
1.0 Eastern Hognose 2003 super red
0.2 Eastern Hognose Snakes
3.3 Western Hognose Snakes
1.0 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Woma's (new!)
Spadefoot
Black Knobbed Sawback
Northern Diamondback
Florida Redbellied Slider
Western Painted
Southern Painted
1.0 African Hedgehog
1.0 Sulcata

1 Pleco
2 Silver Dollars
3 Bosemian Rainbows
1 Cory Cat
1 Upside Down Catfish
2.0 Fire Guramis

uhh... I think that is it.

Inbreeding is never totally safe, but to get a desired trait it is required. Most will say you can breed the F1 and F2 together and F2 to F2 and F2 to F3 but not F3 to the F1. This is usually what I go by and if I need an F4 generation I always introduce a new animal the is not related at all or is from the F1 to an unrelated snake. This should be sufficient to reintroduce strong genes in the mix, but still get the requested morph or color out of the babies in the F5 generation.

tom

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