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I recently acquired a pair of Hypo Honduran Milksnakes at a reptile show. I found out later after looking more closely at the breeder cards that they were from the same parents. I originally wanted to breed them but now I'm concerned about the risks of in-breeding. Is this a potential problem with snakes? What are the risks involved? I've noticed others mention breeding siblings together in other message threads on this forum, so I'm wondering now if it's okay to do so.

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1.4.0 Bearded Dragons (Frodo, Red Sonya, Galadriel, Arwen, Lakis)
1.1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleons (Fred and Wilma)
1.0.0 Peacock Day Gecko
0.1.0 Gold Dust Day Gecko
1.0.0 Armadillo Lizard (Nerf)
0.1.0 Columbian Red-Tail Boa (Bilbo)
0.1.0 Ball Python (Daisy)
0.1.0 California King Snake (Cali)
1.1.0 Honduran Milk Snakes
0.0.3 Fire Belly Toads
0.1.0 Fat Cat (Mollie)
1.0.0 Mini Pinscher x Chihuahua (Pepper)

Breeding siblings together is not a problem brother X sister, mother X son, father X daughter has been done, that's one of the ways morphs are discovered. esp, with 2x het X 2x Het and 3x het X 3x Het.... i just don't thin it should be continued from generation to generation, some sort of outcrossing to other Honduran lines should strengthen any mutation.

any way nice hypo, really like the lavender coloration, i bet it's a he and he has ruby eyes as well, you don't see many lavender banded hypo female.

~ZF
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Bklyn's Finest Brooksi & Goini Fanatic

Thanks for the replies. That's good news for me!

Yes, that picture is of my male hypo. He is also showing a little receding pattern as well. The female is much too restless to photograph, which I guess is to be expected at this young an age.

Thanks again, and I hope to have some more pics of the next generation sometime next year!
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1.4.0 Bearded Dragons (Frodo, Red Sonya, Galadriel, Arwen, Lakis)
1.1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleons (Fred and Wilma)
1.0.0 Peacock Day Gecko
0.1.0 Gold Dust Day Gecko
1.0.0 Armadillo Lizard (Nerf)
0.1.0 Columbian Red-Tail Boa (Bilbo)
0.1.0 Ball Python (Daisy)
0.1.0 California King Snake (Cali)
1.1.0 Honduran Milk Snakes
0.0.3 Fire Belly Toads
0.1.0 Fat Cat (Mollie)
1.0.0 Mini Pinscher x Chihuahua (Pepper)

Not a prob... keep those hondos healthy and happy!

~ZF
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Bklyn's Finest Brooksi & Goini Fanatic

As mentioned above by ZF, this isn't something that you would want to do generation after generation as it weakens the bloodline. In general though, there's no problem doing this.
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Paul Weaver
Carolina Herps

Yes, by all means, especially if you're going after "goodies" or interesting patterns. Once is enough then cross over with un-related if you can.

Mike Perez