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Subject: Re: Do brother/sister pairs reproduce safely?
Posted by Marmalito on July 22, 1998 at 12:04:12:
In Reply to: Do brother/sister pairs reproduce safely? posted by Blake on July 21, 1998 at 20:49:27:
: Do brother/sister pairs reproduce safely?
NO! The risk of genetic defects is greatly increased. Most captive bred pets for sale in the U.S. suffer from a lack of genetic diversity as it is, so it's really not worth it... especially for the sake of their offspring.