Will you be Crossing your subspecies??

[ravensgait]

What conclusion?? You just confirmed what I said in the quote you used. There is a good bit of difference between 'I Believe" and "I Know" and what the heck Donkey's have to do with I don't know...Randy

[jean19]

hello
( i haven't found the place where to present myself )
i'm french and i would'nt cross , because in europe if we start crossing in a few years , we won't be able to find any pure australian's pythons . if people want to play there is enough other species that's are already more or less made for it .

[Maxjub]

Well, why not?
Were already playing God, arent we?
Go crazy, I say...

[boris]

u are a fool if u cross australian snakes. thay are better the the way nature made them

[wood_nymph]

i don't see why any serious breeder would cross even just from a bussiness point of veiw. pures are worth mroe $$$, esp if it's a pure local of a species and there's a better market for them, i think we've all seen the anti cross sentiment out there

[Maxjub]

God loves diversity of his creatures. And there is no reason why a cross isnt as cool as a purebread.
For an example, I have two dogs, one purebread staffy (Jub-jub) and a kelpie/staffy (Max)
Now, I love them both more than anything, but its painfully obvious that Jub-jub is dumb as a brick....no, really...I have never met a dumber dog in my life... while Max in as cunning as a fox. Also, Jub-jub owes me thousands in vet bills from skin problems, ear infections etc etc. All the nasties that comes with a pure bread, while Max on the otherhand hasnt cost me a cent in treatments since his puppy vaccinations.
So, there it is...
If it can happen, let it happen...
As long as the animals doesnt suffer, that is...

[urodacus_au]

Originally Posted by Maxjub

God loves diversity of his creatures. And there is no reason why a cross isnt as cool as a purebread.
For an example, I have two dogs, one purebread staffy (Jub-jub) and a kelpie/staffy (Max)
Now, I love them both more than anything, but its painfully obvious that Jub-jub is dumb as a brick....no, really...I have never met a dumber dog in my life... while Max in as cunning as a fox. Also, Jub-jub owes me thousands in vet bills from skin problems, ear infections etc etc. All the nasties that comes with a pure bread, while Max on the otherhand hasnt cost me a cent in treatments since his puppy vaccinations.
So, there it is...
If it can happen, let it happen...
As long as the animals doesnt suffer, that is...

Theyre the same species......

[Maxjub]

Ok, but what about the crossing of the domestic cat and the asian leopard cat? That turned in to the awesome Bengal cat. It is an now established hybrid wich looks better than any old farm cat.

[amazonian]

I am a major cross breeder.




















I cross breeders off my list if I find they are messing with garbage hybrids.

[Deka69]

one day we (reptile breeders) may be called on to repopulate an area othat has been made extinc with our captive breed snakes . If we ca't maintain a strong pure bloodline some snakes may become rare and endangered in the wild with no way of brining the population back. This has happend in the Bird industry where the only existing bierd remained in breeders hands, they became part of a breeding program to re-introduce these birds back into the wild....yes this program did happen and did work.

[ryno2085]

nah i wouldnt

[Dragon1]

Im of 2 minds.
Its good to keep the breeds pure, but
sometimes the cross breeds are realy pretty.
I dont know...

Dragon1

[markp]

I housed a female diamond and what was supposed to be a female jungle together while moving house,and all my cages were dismantled.they were together for 4 days while moving.The result was 10 absolutely gorgeous little hybrids.I sold off 8 (as hybrids) cheaply and kept 2 for myself.Although I wouldnt set out to cross breed,when it happened I couldnt bring myself to not incubate the eggs

[sweetangel]

Originally Posted by markp

I housed a female diamond and what was supposed to be a female jungle together while moving house,and all my cages were dismantled.they were together for 4 days while moving.The result was 10 absolutely gorgeous little hybrids.I sold off 8 (as hybrids) cheaply and kept 2 for myself.Although I wouldnt set out to cross breed,when it happened I couldnt bring myself to not incubate the eggs

you dont happen to have any photos do you??

[antaresia_boy]

yeah, i want pics.