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Heritability of behavior

Iflln2fntsy

Iflln2fntsy

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I know most snake breeding goals are the different color morphs, but I am curious if anyone has tried breeding with the goal of calmer/feistier snakes? Anyone notice if breeding two calm adults results in calmer hatchlings or do most people find that more/less handling is the difference between calm/feisty snakes?

Erin
 
I'm not a snake breeder but I've heard many times that babies of aggressive snakes are more prone to also be aggressive. I'm sure someone here will chime in on whether or not they believe this to be true. I also read somewhere (not sure where) that incubation temperature can affect snakes temperment.
 
I've only had one clutch, the mother I got as a young adult, the father I got as a hatchling. Half were like he was when that small, one bit me right out of the egg, one smacked me around with her tail lol. I'd say no matter what you will get at least one or two feisty ones, but that can be a good thing. The feisty ones tend to eat better than the mellows (exp from my first clutch).
 
I think so

I have one particular hypo bloodred (serpenco line) with an attitude that will put a wild-caught water snake to shame, biting, musking, thrashing around.

His offspring are no different. In fact, I can identify them just by the way they act when I open their box.
 
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