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Help with non-venomous snake breeding?
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by TheFifthDay on December 29, 2008
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I have been reading up on egg-laying colubrids for a while now, and I am going to try next year.
I'm going to try and breed my corns and maybe (if possible and with no negegetive comments) a California king and a Prairie king.
I just wanted to ask if anyone has ever heard of a Lampropeltis g. californiae x Lampropeltis c. calligaster? Since they are in the same genus, but not the same species is it still possible?
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Jon Short
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RE: Help with non-venomous snake breeding?
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by Cro on December 29, 2008
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Jon, breeding snakes of the same Genus but of different Species can happen, as we have seen with Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes crossed with Canebrake Rattlesnakes, and Copperheads crossed with Cottonmouths.
I have no idea if that cross has ever been done or not with the kingsnakes though. With all of the designer snakes out there these days, it would not surprise me if someone might have allready tried that cross.
Please realise that when you post something like creating hybrids, you will get both positive and negative comments on a public forum. That is to be expected, as people have strong views on the subject.
The best thing is to not let negative comments bother you. After all, folks are entitled to their opinions.
I personally think a snake is best when it is in it's natural born state.
But the flip side of that, is if man did not use selective breeding, we would not be blessed with all of the wonderfull flavors that dogs, cats, cows, horses, pigs, chickens, etc that have been developed over the years. If dogs had been kept pure, they would all still look like wolves, and all pigs would still look like wild hogs, and all chickens would still look like jungle fowl, etc.
I would strongly suggest that you do try to breed those Corn Snakes, as that can be a lot of fun, and very educational. It is really great to watch snakes like that hatch out after many days of incubating them.
Best Regards
John Z
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by pictigaster1 on December 29, 2008
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It can be done I am sure.Trying to not be critical I would wonder why.Are your snakes being cooled for winter.This is important.You seem to be able to mix many types of snakes and create hybrids.I myself have a cottonmouth that has been breeding a copperhead this winter.I decided to separate them tho it might be to late.I am not really interested in that sort of stuff.I got cought up in that cottonhead frenzy.Then changed my mind....Archie
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by BitisDude on December 30, 2008
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The only reason I thought about breeding the L. g. californiae and the L. c. calligster is because my brother who owns the L. g. californiae wanted to breed it next year. And since I own a L. c. calligaster, I thought that it might be interesting to see how everything turns out.
To answer Archie's question, no. I am gong to cool them down next year. It is to late to start this year, isn't it?
Thanks,
Jon Short
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