Posted by:
gretzkyrh4
at Sat Sep 29 09:22:01 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by gretzkyrh4 ]
"its not polluting the gene pool, its strenghthening it.
just look at dogs, purebreds can have major problems, muts are healthy and happy.
but i agree that snakes should never be mislabeled"
how is it not polluting the gene pool? It is nothing like dogs. They are all the same species.
Breeding balls to other python species to improve the gene pool would equate to breeding dogs to coyotes in an attempt to improve the gene pool. This would not improve the gene pool in either case, just create hybrids which can pollute the gene pool if allowed to breed later with pure specimen.
You are correct, however, about the idea of mutts likely improving the gene pool. They are all the same species, but do have more diverse genetics which should help to minimize the expression of bad recessive genes. The equivalent for ball pythons would be out crossing an unrelated normal female into your albino line to create hets that can be bred back in to the original line that adding more diverse genetics. Just my 2 cents.
As for hybrids themselves. I'm not a fan, but am not going to stop someone else from being able to enjoy an animal
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- Hybrids Anybody??? - ratsnakerascal, Fri Sep 28 20:32:19 2007
- Ohhh Boy... - JSpythons, Fri Sep 28 20:43:21 2007
- RE: Hybrids Anybody?? Not me, LAME - EmberBall, Fri Sep 28 21:36:46 2007
- RE: Hybrids Anybody??? - dmasio13, Fri Sep 28 22:33:50 2007
- RE: Hybrids Anybody??? - PHLdyPayne, Sat Sep 29 04:03:31 2007
- RE: Hybrids Anybody??? - goregrind, Sat Sep 29 06:42:22 2007
- RE: Hybrids Anybody??? - BuzzardBall, Sat Sep 29 08:00:31 2007
- i find it funny.... - goregrind, Sun Sep 30 06:33:09 2007
- More like Mules, not Mutts - SnakesByDesign, Sun Sep 30 12:36:29 2007
- look what this turned into - ratsnakerascal, Sun Sep 30 16:41:52 2007
- RE: Hybrids Anybody??? - Aaron, Mon Oct 8 22:50:09 2007
- Okay.... - justinmorse, Sun Nov 11 15:50:21 2007
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RE: Hybrids Anybody?? Not me, LAME - gretzkyrh4, Sat Sep 29 09:22:01 2007
