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stupid breeders why cant you just leave things be

airenlow said:
Peacocks ?
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Now that my friend is funny. The bottom line is that you can try any combination of things to any species as defined by man. If the chromosome number is off though, you will often find that the female has to have a higher chromosome number than the male to ensure that you hopefully get some fertile offspring. Now, with that said, if the chromosome count is the same you are looking at a better probability of fertile offspring both ways, but that is not always the case. I'd love to see a peacock snake hybrid attempted, but I believe the chromosome count is way too off. General rule of thumb, the more similar the organism looks to another the better the likelihood of getting a viable cross is. The closer the two organisms are in sharing a common ancestor, the greater likelihood of getting fertile offspring from such a cross. Where fertility fails, sometimes inducing polyploidy can help or protoplast fusion. But, those techniques involve a bit more than your average hybridizer has at hand.
 
Another technique that is sometimes used is finding a bridge species. This is utilized when a species will not produce fertile young with another similar species, but both species will produce fertile young with a third species. You are using a go-between to bring in additional genes that would have been impossible to bring in other wise. That is what I love about hybridizing. You have so many available options and your creativity is only stifled by those that have went before you that you take as gospel that perhaps, did not try enough or .... etc. etc. You get the picture. My basic point is that I am in love with hybrids. I consider any serious hybridizer an artist and I am always trying to learn from any hybridizers willing to spill a few magic beans so to speak.
 
ReptileGeek181 said:
Waste not, want not.
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Well said, if you have a passion for something go for it. If you have a degree that helps you with that passion utilize it. I am always enthused to see people utilizing their degrees for passion such as hybridizing, line-breeding, etc. Of course, I've met some well known hybridizers that simply claim to cross pretty to pretty in hopes of getting something better than the parents, but I always had my suspicions they weren't exactly telling everything they knew. I would find some secret hybrid tucked away and when I would ask about it... if I was lucky I would get something along the lines of... well, that is something I've just created. I've saving the first few of the line for so and so in exchange for such and such. There are internal politics that many hybridizers have to deal with and many secrets kept. That is the nature of a line-breeder or hybridizer that is attempting to bring something new to fruition. :rolleyes:
 
Cornticulated pythons!

Raincorn boas!

Hogcorn!


(I'm going to photoshop the cornticulated python)
 
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