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Post by billspets on Mar 31, 2005 16:13:24 GMT 10
is it safe to keep scaley brested and rainbows in the same cage in breeding pairs
regards
bill
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Post by pollyparrot on Mar 31, 2005 18:49:23 GMT 10
no %100 sure on this but ive heard its ok if they are a bonded pair if not a bonded pair they just might mate and you dont need that
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Post by billspets on Mar 31, 2005 19:05:57 GMT 10
thanks polly
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Post by fischer on Mar 31, 2005 19:11:16 GMT 10
Polly is right Bill, Scaly's and Rainbows will crossbreed all to readily, it would be best to keep them seperately if you have the room.
Cheers Tony ;D
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Post by ollie on Mar 31, 2005 19:16:30 GMT 10
Hi Bill,
It is also illegal in Queensland anyway to knowingly breed "hybrids" as they are called if scalies & rainbows cross breed.
Good idea to keep them apart.
Regards Bev
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Post by billspets on Mar 31, 2005 19:20:08 GMT 10
thanks bev
i will be as in SA it is illegal here and it would cost me my licence
regards
bill
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Post by Mystical on Apr 1, 2005 8:55:52 GMT 10
Ok probably sound silly, but why can u not breed a scaley and a rainbow?  not that ive seen it done just never crossed my mind untill reading this lol Thanks, Rach |
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Post by billspets on Apr 1, 2005 9:18:11 GMT 10
hello mystical
by breeding the 2 sub spiecies together you end up distroying the genetic lines of each sub spiecies and you inturn create a new spieacies with in most cases have a lot of befects E.G smaller bone structure and most of the off spring from the crossover are infertile as well
hope that helps
regards
bill
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Post by Mystical on Apr 1, 2005 9:22:16 GMT 10
ah ok, thanks for that Bill ;D was very interesting to learn, i wouldnt have thought it at all  Rach |
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Post by jeremy on Apr 1, 2005 12:43:08 GMT 10
I am against cross breeding but it can be good in some cases.
Did you know the Olive (Grey-Green) Rainbow was first bred by crossing a Rainbow with a Scaly Breasted Lorikeet
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