how would i tell if there hybrids?
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how would i tell if there hybrids?
i have a pair of L10a red lizard cats. how do i know if there hybrids or not? the female is dull to bright red male is dark red.
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Re: how would i tell if there hybrids?
Hybrids with what?
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Re: how would i tell if there hybrids?
Hi,
most of those whiptails are considerd to be hybrids.
But afaik it's not absolutely clear if the "pure" red whiptail is a wild form or rather an aquarium strain obtained by selection.
Very often you will find hybrids with R./H. lanceolata which are red as juveniles but when growing the typical pattern of R./H. lanceolata will become more or less apparent. The extent of the red colour can be influenced by food, e.g. if you feed a lot of artemia etc. they will have a more reddish colour.
Basically it's quite difficult to tell if you have hybrids or not (if it's not obvious). If adults don't show any pattern you have a fair chance that they are not. Also the red whiptails are said to stay smaller (up to ~10 cm only) and tend to lay significantly less eggs (that's why crossing them with R./H. lanceolata is commercially attractive).
However, also in the case that all signs were positive I had among the offspring some few specimen that were not completely without pattern or which were less reddish.
In Paraguay there is a form of R./H. lanceolata which also clearly shows some reddish colour at least in some specimen. If I remember correctly it was assumed that the origin of the red whiptails was Paraguay. So it might be at the end also a nice strain of this species. But this is not much more than speculation.
Cheers,
most of those whiptails are considerd to be hybrids.
But afaik it's not absolutely clear if the "pure" red whiptail is a wild form or rather an aquarium strain obtained by selection.
Very often you will find hybrids with R./H. lanceolata which are red as juveniles but when growing the typical pattern of R./H. lanceolata will become more or less apparent. The extent of the red colour can be influenced by food, e.g. if you feed a lot of artemia etc. they will have a more reddish colour.
Basically it's quite difficult to tell if you have hybrids or not (if it's not obvious). If adults don't show any pattern you have a fair chance that they are not. Also the red whiptails are said to stay smaller (up to ~10 cm only) and tend to lay significantly less eggs (that's why crossing them with R./H. lanceolata is commercially attractive).
However, also in the case that all signs were positive I had among the offspring some few specimen that were not completely without pattern or which were less reddish.
In Paraguay there is a form of R./H. lanceolata which also clearly shows some reddish colour at least in some specimen. If I remember correctly it was assumed that the origin of the red whiptails was Paraguay. So it might be at the end also a nice strain of this species. But this is not much more than speculation.
Cheers,
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Karsten
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