quick qq??mating Ambilobe/Sambava panther

[Smiley14]

Heya ya all, quick qq...

I have a male Ambilobe panther and thinking about a female.

Guy s selling female Sambava panther. I wonder if my Smiley, my chameleon can mate sambava panther for future or does it have to be Ambilobe panther?

Let me know,
Thank
Smiley

here s the pix of her..

 

[millerman6401]

they will breed if given the chance but the babies will no longer be 100% pure locales, as long and you nd the owners of the babies are informed i see no problem with it, others will disagree. the only real concern is that you cannot tell what they are exactly just by looking at their colors. and when some one tries to breed i the future they may not know that they arent 100% ambilobe, or ambanja ect....

 

[DekuScrub]

yeah while you can be completely responsible and have no ill intent yourself.

whoever you sell to may choose to misrepresent the offspring he may produce.

and there in lies the problem.

if you feel like taking on the responsibility of finding serious hobbyists with strong convictions.

then id say go for it, still once youve produced your first clutch (and im assuming this will be your first mating pair) you should try to add a male sambava and a female ambilobe to your collection so you can produce pure lines in the future.

you know youre already addicted anyways.

of find someone willing to make a trade.

so moral of my story is if you wanna just be responsible about it.

 

[Olimpia]

The answer to your question is yes, they will mate and have viable offspring.

Just to throw this out there, because it's something people don't always consider, is that if you want to do this to fulfill an experience and maybe to keep a baby or two, you can always destroy most of the eggs. Say in a clutch of 30 you keep 10, and then selling the ones you want will be a more manageable, much cheaper endeavor. It sounds cruel but not everyone can handle the hundreds it can cost to feed all those tiny mouths for months, and selling crosses can be harder (especially with females.) So it's something to perhaps consider.