Re: linebreeding and inbreeding

Posted by Bill Still on January 06, 1999 at 16:45:32:

In Reply to: Re: linebreeding and inbreeding posted by Drenton Beres on January 04, 1999 at 20:56:43:

: On the Dumeril's theres been short tongues, curled tails, and i believe just deformed babies that happened in the 3rd and 4th generation of inbreeding. Scroll down the forum there was some post about this and had better information on it.

: Drenton

: PS. sorry in a hurry to give you the date on it.

Hello Drenton,

Could'nt these birth defects be the result of inappropriate basking temps during gestation or other husbandry related issues? I have seen the exact birth defects you have described occur in litters of B. c. imperator that were the result of breedings between totally unrelated animals. These defects most likely occurred because the keepers were inexperienced and did not monitor cage temps closely. The rooms where these animals were kept were often either very cool or stifleingly hot. Such fluctuation could not be good for a gestating female and certainly could explain such birth anomolies. Possibly temps could have been a factor for the gestating dumereli as well. Just a thought.

Bill

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: : On the Dumeril's theres been short tongues, curled tails, and i believe just deformed babies that happened in the 3rd and 4th generation of inbreeding. Scroll down the forum there was some post about this and had better information on it. : : Drenton : : PS. sorry in a hurry to give you the date on it. : Hello Drenton, : Could'nt these birth defects be the result of inappropriate basking temps during gestation or other husbandry related issues? I have seen the exact birth defects you have described occur in litters of B. c. imperator that were the result of breedings between totally unrelated animals. These defects most likely occurred because the keepers were inexperienced and did not monitor cage temps closely. The rooms where these animals were kept were often either very cool or stifleingly hot. Such fluctuation could not be good for a gestating female and certainly could explain such birth anomolies. Possibly temps could have been a factor for the gestating dumereli as well. Just a thought. : Bill

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