Re: [Gecko] interspecific breeding

[Magnus Forsberg]

Hi all,   I was supposed to go on Christmas holliday, but I just have to comment on this.   >I'm not aware of any Uroplatus hybrids, but there are some in Rhacodactylus.  R. chaohoua has been crossed with R. >cilliatus.  I think they look pretty cool.   I do not know of any crossbred Uroplatus, but as you said in Rhacodactylus it exists and also between Phelsuma species. As I assume averybody on this list also knows about a few snakes that have been crossbred and are sold for high prices.   I think the whole idea about crossbreeding species, and selling them for high prices is way out of line. It gets even moore serious when crossbred animales get into unexperiensed hands. We all know in wich direction the trade in animales are going. In a few years we will not be able to rely on wildcaught animales to get new bloodlines.Imagine a few years ahead, when you by for example R.chaohoua. How can you be sure thats what you get. What if these animales were crossbred a few generations back. If we start to crossbreed moore and moore species this hobby will soon be dead. Anyone thats interested in breeding reptiles should work for exactly the opposite. Keeping track of bloodlines and offspring, to ensure that people in the future will get a chance to by animales from healthy terrarium- populations.   Merry Christmas to you all. Magnus   Magnus