In-breeding question

[HQexotics]

I know in-breeding is bad and produces star gazers, tail kinks, etc. But is there ANY time where it is acceptable? Or a must to produce certain morphs? Also is there a point in time when a related gecko is related to another gecko but one was made a long time ago making it safe? for ex. a 10 year old great great great grand father of a gecko? would it be safe then?

My guess to the answers I receive will be In breeding is bad no matter what. But i am just wondering Im guessing the best way to prevent this is to assign a color to a family of geckos and never EVER breed two geckos together of the same color?

Also, in Ron Tremper's book "Leopard Geckos, the Next Generations" He mentions a breeding plan, of 1 male to 20 females and the next year get another male and use both of the males to breed to the babies. BUT ISNT THAT IN BREEDING? If you have the book (You probably will) it is on page 61. and 62.

Thanks a lot! ^_^

 

[acpart]

Limited breeding of close relations is OK, as long as outcrossing happens. For example, often to produce a desired morph, a breeder will pair say, a male albino with a female super hypo tang. The next season, the breeder will pair the best female offspring with the male albino (her father) to produce hybinos. It's important not to continue to breed close relations generation after generation. There may be some breeders who don't want to breed related geckos under any circumstances, but as far as I understand it, most breeders will breed related geckos in a limited fashion.

Aliza

 

[stager]

Many breeders do it without problems as long as it isn't done multiple times. I personally have never done it and have crossed pure afghan into my breedings to attempt to reverse some of this close breeding in geckos. But it can be done without issues.

 

[Olympus]

Like others have said well-calculated inbreeding can be done successfully, and is routinely done with certain species.