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Snake Breeding Question?

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I see a lot of m/f pairs sold that are siblings from the same clutch. Wondering how it pans out to breed that closely related snakes? Thanks
 
While I have never done it, my understanding is that it can be done as long as it's not done for more than one or two generations.
 
In most cases, nothing, but it's not a practice that should be condoned unless there is a very specific objective for doing so. For example, I bred sibling to sibling together to try and prove a new gene I'm working with. Otherwise, it's just a lazy practice which could result in unhealthy offspring.
 
Also a sibling pair being sold together doesn't always mean they will be bred together. :)

edit to add- I think it happens sometimes (siblings being sold together) because it can be hard to move lone males (depending on the species)
 
snowgyre said:
In most cases, nothing, but it's not a practice that should be condoned unless there is a very specific objective for doing so. For example, I bred sibling to sibling together to try and prove a new gene I'm working with. Otherwise, it's just a lazy practice which could result in unhealthy offspring.
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This is a very good summary. There's really no reason to breed siblings together other than being cheap. As Vanessa mentioned, when trying to prove out a new gene you don't really have a choice, but for established morphs or species it's really frowned upon.

I know for some species there aren't enough captive bred individuals to avoid inbreeding and in those cases it's more understandable. For the most part I don't think you're going to run into any genetic issues from one generation of inbreeding but again, if you can avoid it you should. It's worth paying a little more to make sure your snakes are healthy.
 
Thanks for all the great replies and shared knowledge. It was something I've been wondering about. I don't have any breeding plans or siblings for that matter. Just something that popped in my head seeing related pairs being sold.
 
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