Cross breeding, need help.

[mustang]

ok iv heard a lot of critisism but i too am really curios as to why cross breeding is so bad i mean there are lots of animals people cross breed for pets like dogs, tegus(red-black& white), and many other animals...is it a risk for deformations/deffects, or the possability that some idiot would release one, maybe it goes against personal morals? i do not mean to sound rude or anything like that its just curiosoty.

[gregmonsta]

ok iv heard a lot of critisism but i too am really curios as to why cross breeding is so bad i mean there are lots of animals people cross breed for pets like dogs, tegus(red-black& white), and many other animals...is it a risk for deformations/deffects, or the possability that some idiot would release one, maybe it goes against personal morals? i do not mean to sound rude or anything like that its just curiosoty.

Do we really want the same mess that dogs are in? Dogs that need cesarians, have bad spinal problems, etc.
It could really be detrimental to the hobby too - What if they are mislabelled or if you end up polluting someone's personal collection.
I can understand intergrades but even these (along with natural hybridisation) are not often reported.
To be frank there is really no need to 'play God' when the range of garters available is already so broad and varied that there's no need to add to it.

[Stefan-A]

ok iv heard a lot of critisism but i too am really curios as to why cross breeding is so bad i mean there are lots of animals people cross breed for pets like dogs, tegus(red-black& white), and many other animals...is it a risk for deformations/deffects, or the possability that some idiot would release one, maybe it goes against personal morals? i do not mean to sound rude or anything like that its just curiosoty.

Mixing is an endless source of trouble best prevented. It can only end in people not knowing what they have. Hybrids also have a tendency to have an incredibly variable viability and fertility, depending on the species that are crossed. Depending on the cross, deformations, defects and dysfunction of various organs are serious risks. Dogs are a poor comparison, they are all members of the same species and the result of selective breeding, they are not hybrids. They are more of a warning of what might happen, if selective breeding is conducted with complete disregard for the well-being of the animals.

That some "idiot" (accidents do happen) might release one, is indeed a concern. While it's doubtful that they would cause serious harm, it's not impossible.

I don't think morals even need to enter into it, there are very good practical reasons not to cross species.