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I was just noticing that many people go to great lengths to make sure that you have the same species and subspecies etc. when breeding Ts. Has anyone thought of taking a different road. Perhaps a road less traveled. For example, breeding Aphonopelma Seemani and cross-breeding it with A. chocolades. Or more perverse, how about something like Stromatopelma calceatum and Hapelopelma lividum? You get the idea. What if you could create, more beautiful, and virulent strains? What if venoms could be altered?
Could this be an answer for the ever growing issue of CITES that I am reading so much about. What if we could breed into species the colors etc that we want and breed out the traits that we don't?
It is done with higher animals (mammals) all the time. Purebreds that are hybridized can be amazing. Of course, one could argue that this is Pandoras box and not to touch it. Look at the "killer bee hybridization fiasco" in North America.
Okay, Y'all what do you think?
Pokie 1
Could this be an answer for the ever growing issue of CITES that I am reading so much about. What if we could breed into species the colors etc that we want and breed out the traits that we don't?
It is done with higher animals (mammals) all the time. Purebreds that are hybridized can be amazing. Of course, one could argue that this is Pandoras box and not to touch it. Look at the "killer bee hybridization fiasco" in North America.
Okay, Y'all what do you think?
Pokie 1