AFT x Leo eggs fertile?

[Lena]

That is freaky looking!

But anyway, as far as morals go I think it's totally fine to attempt a hybrid of these two species as for the purpose of creating a visually pleasing animal that doesn't suffer any adverse effects.

I think that's a whole lot different then creating human hybrids for the purpose of war.

 

[thegeckoguy]

where did you find that picture?

 

[Crazygecko]

Marcia, I just dont know what to say about that pic. lol I know its not real. But geesh its freaky looking. And do they come in a smaller size? dont think i want something that big curling up with me at the foot of my bed.

 

[thegeckoguy]

ya something like that would be really freaky to have laying on the bed with you...LOL!!

 

[hopingforbabies]

So,is Betta volenteering?? I am hairy like a chimp..(wink.wink)

 

[DanTheFireman]

Yeah, a Soviet doctor under Stalin tried to create a race of human-chimp hybrids to make a super army for Stalin.

You obviously haven't seen me yet... it worked.

 

[BettaDragon]

So,is Betta volenteering?? I am hairy like a chimp..(wink.wink)

Ha, no, I got my hairy boyfriend. :tongue2:

 

[Ian S.]

OMG!!! Mom!!!! Look..... you made the gecko forums.

 

[bleeding_sarcasm]

Brain ~ you totally could have had a head start on this project if you just took us up on our offer! even if nothing was produced, it would have made for some great inter-species copulation pics!

 

[Morph]

wow !

 

[Baoh]

For sure it would be butagain what if creating an unhealthy suffering creature? Just kill it because we have done a failure in our aspiration to produce something "new" for each price to pay.

This risk is assumed each time one chooses to breed at all. Seems to happen often enough with leo morph x leo morph.

 

[Baoh]

Nothing is 100% but the fact is that reptilian hybrids, no matter how distantly related, seem to live healthy, normal lives to the point where they reproduce and thrive.

Chances are good that if this hybrid can happen, it will produce healthy, viable neonates that will go on to produce more healthy, viable neonates.

So, why test something that can harm a baby gecko? Well the fact that we keep and breed these animals in captivity alone can harm them. Perfect example is that we breed morphs over and over to work out the genetic "bugs". What happens to the ones where the bugs were not quite worked out???
Another example. Look at what happend to alot of breeders breeding season due to chemicals that have been fed to their breeders accidentily.
What do most breeders do to animals that hatch out deformed??? They kill them and continue to breed their animals... Why???

My point is there is a risk with anything we do... Sometimes the potential of a great outcome far out-weighs the problem factor.
If breeders stopped breeding because they produced week or deformed baby geckos, we would not have all the great morphs and colors we see in the animals today...

Argh. You beat me to it.

 

[Baoh]

Yeah, he failed doing human male female chimp. He then got a woman to volunteer to do a female human male chimp cross. The male chimp died before the could try the cross and Stalin shut him down before he could get another chimp.

More like voluntold at gunpoint.

 

[Crazygecko]

Ok I see all this talk about reptile cross breeds thriving so much. But what about all the ones that dont thrive? Just because some seem to thrive so much like ballxangolans doesnt meen that there arent alot of crossbreeds that failed.

 

[Lena]

It's better to know which work and which don't so that more mistakes don't happen, right?

 

[Morph]

im sure theyr'e are a number of them that have failed...but you wont hear about those unfortunatley

 

[BettaDragon]

More like voluntold at gunpoint.

according to records she wrote a letter that said she had no more use in the world and she wanted to have her body do some good for science. That is according to records. who knows what has been changed.

 

[BettaDragon]

im sure theyr'e are a number of them that have failed...but you wont hear about those unfortunatley

if only people reported their failed attempts more often

 

[Crazygecko]

It's better to know which work and which don't so that more mistakes don't happen, right?

I think everytime this cross is brought up its also brought up that its failed many times in the past. But still even though that is said people still keep on trying it. I guess its just human nature to not learn from our mistakes and just keep on trying it.

 

[BettaDragon]

I would like to see someone try the cross in a lab setting. Any scientists out there willing to try it?