Neotenic Breeding?

[justin]

Just curious if neotenic tigers are easier to breed in captivity than typical morphed adults? Anyone know if it's happened? Seems like they would be very similar to axolotls, but I'd appreciate any feedback?

 

[justin]

Maybe this information is posted elsewhere, but any information on this topic would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry if this is redundant.

 

[jennifer]

Some of the color traits that are now available in axolotls were derived from cross-breeding of true axolotls with neotenic tiger salamanders. This certainly suggests that neotenic tigers are easier to breed than morphed adults. If this information would help you, you might find some details on the axolotl site, or by googling. Do you have neotenic tigers that you hope to breed?

 

[justin]

Jenn,

No, but I recently found a source for them from a private breeder/collector...He acquired these neotenic tigers, didn't breed them. However, I was interested in obtaining information about breeding neotenic tigers and possibly trying it with this source if I could get some specifics about it.

I've read several articles about the initial crossing with axolotls (Voss?), but I think it involved more than your typical 'put them together when the time is right' methodology. Not 100% but I think they manipulated it on some cellular level?

I was also told tigers that are neotenic, being facultative neotenes, could go through metamorphosis if taken from their normal environments, whether it be a captive or natural situation?

I'd love to try it if it's feasible.