Cross Species

[bgfaith]

I may have to get rid of one of my males as we think we have been sold two males as the man who sold us them said they were male and female. I was speaking to someone i know who owns a pet store and she said for me to keep one of the males and put him to a carpet python or a jaguar python.
I personally have always been a fan of carpets and seem intrigued with the idea.

When i was looking at photos of jaguars and carpets the seem very long in length and skinnier than a royal. How would that work out with breeding them. Wouldnt they fight or kill each other? I am very keen on getting a new snake to breed with. Can anyone shed some light on this and maybe suggest if it is easy to cross breed species what else i can breed my royal with?

[Tominho35]

it is a very difficult thing to do. in order to hybridise between two different species you have to cater for both species breeding conditions and even then there is no guarantee that the two individuals you have will be compatible (from an individual sense) if you are new to breeding would make more sense to get yourself a female and try to breed pure species first.

please dont take this as trying to stop you from trying, in all honesty i love carpalls and if you do try successfully i would like to be the first to purchase one lol. pop in to the shop where i work and ill discuss further with ya. always looking for a reason to stop work and chat lol

tom

(the pet shop, 552 walsall road great barr birmingham)
not slade road!!!

[bgfaith]

Originally Posted by Tominho35

(the pet shop, 552 walsall road great barr birmingham)
not slade road!!!

AHHH your the pet shop alot of people told me to go to lol. Might make a trip out there lol. If i finish uni might head over as i am not far from the perry barr campus

[Blackecho]

Why would you.

[Tominho35]

have you not been before?

we're okay at the mo but the original owner has just taken the place back over so im spending all my time pricing things properly and trying to explain to him why everything is getting cheaper lol

who told you to visit? i may know them

[Tominho35]

Originally Posted by Blackecho

Why would you.

i understand where you're coming from matey but i have to admit from a personal opinion hybrids make for interesting research.

it should never be about the why, it should always start with the how!

[bgfaith]

i cant remember now who told me lol. I live over hall green way so i use the cov road pet shop. Great Barr bit far to go but since i will already be over that side might aswell pop in might fall in love with something though lol. Nah i have never been too far out for a pet shop only went to blooms in kenilworth. BIG MISTAKE lol but i have been using local reptile shops lately. My dad wants to take me to a pet shop in worcester apparently they have lovely snakes out there.

[Tominho35]

i know the one in worcester but cant for the life of me remember the name- do know they come highly recommended. if your up for a drive i can also recommend scales and tails in leicester, snakes and adders in sheffield and ......

me of course

what were you looking for?

[bgfaith]

http://www.captivebredreptileforums....1&d=1225533570

i saw on another forum someones burmball now thats a nice snake

[Tominho35]

can you bring the snakes in? will probe them for you so you have a definite answer. who was the woman you spoke about?