Comments on: Corn Snake Notes: History, Breeding Preparations, Color Phases – Part 2 http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2009/09/09/corn-snake-notes-history-breeding-preparations-color-phases-part-2/ That Pet Place Reptile Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:38:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: findiviglio http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2009/09/09/corn-snake-notes-history-breeding-preparations-color-phases-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2274 findiviglio Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:13:05 +0000 http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/?p=537#comment-2274 Hello Andrew, Frank Indiviglio here. Thanks for your interest in our blog. It is possible to inter-breed corn and milk snakes; however, the offspring of such a mating would likely be infertile (this is the usual rule when you cross 2 related species; i.e. tigers and lions/ horses and donkeys can cross, but the young cannot breed). Please be aware also that milk snakes favor other snakes as food, and may attack the corn. Also, the male milk snake may not be stimulated to breed by a female corn – what is usually done in such cases is the breeder will use a female milk snake to excite the male, and then trick him by replacing her with a female corn snake! So – possible but difficult. “Miami, nominal, normal” etc. are simply color phases of the same species – all will interbreed and produce fertile young…maybe you will create the next corn snake color phase! Good luck and please keep me posted. Best regards, Frank Indiviglio. Hello Andrew, Frank Indiviglio here.

Thanks for your interest in our blog.

It is possible to inter-breed corn and milk snakes; however, the offspring of such a mating would likely be infertile (this is the usual rule when you cross 2 related species; i.e. tigers and lions/ horses and donkeys can cross, but the young cannot breed). Please be aware also that milk snakes favor other snakes as food, and may attack the corn. Also, the male milk snake may not be stimulated to breed by a female corn – what is usually done in such cases is the breeder will use a female milk snake to excite the male, and then trick him by replacing her with a female corn snake! So – possible but difficult.

“Miami, nominal, normal” etc. are simply color phases of the same species – all will interbreed and produce fertile young…maybe you will create the next corn snake color phase!

Good luck and please keep me posted.

Best regards, Frank Indiviglio.

]]> By: Andrew Corn snake http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2009/09/09/corn-snake-notes-history-breeding-preparations-color-phases-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2273 Andrew Corn snake Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:52:24 +0000 http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/?p=537#comment-2273 What if I breed my miami corn snake with a male pueblan milksnake? do u have any photos to guide me?? Oh... and the same but with a nominal corn snake thanx! What if I breed my miami corn snake with a male pueblan milksnake? do u have any photos to guide me??

Oh… and the same but with a nominal corn snake

thanx!

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