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Posted by Doug T on January 02, 2002 at 19:51:40:

In Reply to: (forum mover) What does everyone think about... posted by A.C. on January 02, 2002 at 12:31:16:

Beyond the ethical issues of cross breeding drymarchon for easier interstate transport, there's another good reason to not hybridize.

Every hybrid that has entered into the hobby, at least on the snake end, has dropped in value quickly. Hybrid Drymarchon would be worth less than the pure right at the start and would only drop in value as more pures became available. The demand for pure lines is VERY high.

Some people might be tempted to hybridize if the pures were hard to sell. However it's a long way before they become hard to sell.

In other words, why would I mate my female Texas Indigo with a Eastern Indigo Male and produce $100 babies when I can produce $300-$400 Texas Indigos? Cr@p, we haven't even gotten that good at breeding purebreds yet.

Another species comes to mind, Diamond Pythons. Back when nobody knew how to breed them, Diamond Crosses had some value. These days a few folks are breeding the Diamonds. Diamond Crosses sell for about 20% that pure Diamonds do. Waste of time if you ask me. A pure Diamond is only more expensive at the start. In the long run, the pures eat less and require less heating than the crosses but the babies sell for 5X as much.

As for what would be produced in a couperi x erebennus cross, I imagine it would look like a Texas Indigo with maybe a little more shine.

Thanks for bringing up the question. It's good that we review sensitive issues. As for this issue, most everyone I'm familiar with in this forum consider hybrid indigos a worthless novelty (kind of like the hybrid crocs) and discourage anyone from attempting.

There's some pics of how indigos should look at my site.

Doug's PURE BRE

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: Beyond the ethical issues of cross breeding drymarchon for easier interstate transport, there's another good reason to not hybridize. : Every hybrid that has entered into the hobby, at least on the snake end, has dropped in value quickly. Hybrid Drymarchon would be worth less than the pure right at the start and would only drop in value as more pures became available. The demand for pure lines is VERY high. : Some people might be tempted to hybridize if the pures were hard to sell. However it's a long way before they become hard to sell. : In other words, why would I mate my female Texas Indigo with a Eastern Indigo Male and produce $100 babies when I can produce $300-$400 Texas Indigos? Cr@p, we haven't even gotten that good at breeding purebreds yet. : Another species comes to mind, Diamond Pythons. Back when nobody knew how to breed them, Diamond Crosses had some value. These days a few folks are breeding the Diamonds. Diamond Crosses sell for about 20% that pure Diamonds do. Waste of time if you ask me. A pure Diamond is only more expensive at the start. In the long run, the pures eat less and require less heating than the crosses but the babies sell for 5X as much. : As for what would be produced in a couperi x erebennus cross, I imagine it would look like a Texas Indigo with maybe a little more shine. : Thanks for bringing up the question. It's good that we review sensitive issues. As for this issue, most everyone I'm familiar with in this forum consider hybrid indigos a worthless novelty (kind of like the hybrid crocs) and discourage anyone from attempting. : There's some pics of how indigos should look at my site.

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