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ravensgait, i understand the point you are making. However, i don't think using corn, rice, beets, and so on as an example is really relevent since most of gregs points where making the point that it could be harmful to the animal in question (at least from my understanding greg)
such as
Low % make it through the first year......
Muscle and bone structure deformities.......
Internal organ deformities and failure........
Misplacement of internal organs and other soft tissues.....
Brain damage and other neurological problems......
im not sure if al these symptoms are as common as some make them out to be, but the fact that they happen is enough for me to beleive that it is unethical for the average snake breeder to attempt hybridization.
However, since you did bring those examples up, they are all ones that have had very great benefits to us as im sure you will agree. What benefit, other than to cure our boredom of the snakes currently available does hybrization of snakes bring? I don't see a single benefit to either the animals in question or ourselves. It is my opinion that if you are soo bored with the current selection of species than you are in this hobbie for the wrong reason. that is just my opinion tho. what benfit does a bateater have over either a burm or a retic. i have tried to search for some and came up empty. same with the carpet and the woma. Of course it would take many generations to stabelize them as a new species and find out the actual benefits. and it is for that reason i am not 100% agianst...only 98%...
i have learned a lot from this thread, from both the people pro and agaisnt hybrids.
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