screamindemon17
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Thank u ...this helped me explain to my daughter why we arent going to breed this year.
If you want books to learn how to breed snakes and raise babies, I recommend Don's and Kathy's books.thanks chip, that's what i thought. i jsut wanted that decision confirmed by people more knowledgeable then me. a few more questions and then i'll stop bothering you. firstly could you suggest some literature on the subject, everything i have found is contradictory.
Genetics. This is where I feel you are misunderstanding me. You aren't looking for him being a certain size or temperament. Obviously, you would select against a runt or snake of BAD temperament! But most corn snakes DO eat great, DO have good dispositions, and ARE solid, confident pets. So are most mutt dogs. But we don't run to breed them.secondly what should i look for in a breeding male?
Again, I would be inclined to either seek out mates sharing the same mutations of what you have, but better yet, start from scratch. Part of breeding is selling babies. And cheap babies go to cheap homes, usually. The whole point of this thread is to shed light on overproduction and breeding snakes that become too cheap to be cared for. Disposable pets, in other words.my last question is about the tiny snake who was supposedly also female who was in the tank with Shadowdancer and the other larger male who i think bred her. Firesong is in fact male (my vet checked) he is as you said a craigslist snake, but i think he may have good genetics, and he had a great personality. he's bloodred, with almost no black pigment his pattern fades somewhat and I am wondering if it might be worth it to try breeding him? is their anyway to find out exactly what his genetics are without breeding him? if it is worth trying what would you recommend breeding him to?
thanks again