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[Sethatos]

I managed to catch a female hydra in the 2nd year of the fort, and a male hydra in the 15th year. They've both been masterfully trained by my legendary animal trainer. If I stick them together in a room, will they actually breed more hydras (hydrae?)? It would be cool to have those as fortress guards. The wiki says they are breeding, but I've read that megabeasts don't breed except for Rocs. But I'm not sure if that's old information now.

[StagnantSoul]

It's old information. They will breed. Oddly, despite being a reptile, they don't lay eggs. Just leave them separate, they can breed on opposite ends of the map.

[Loci]

Assuming you're playing a recent v0.40.x build, there should be a roughly 60% chance they'll breed (lowered primarily by a potential unwillingness to marry). You can use DFHack to check if they are compatible, and fixster (a DFHack script) to make them compatible if you like.

[Sethatos]

How do I check to see if they are compatible? I have Dfhack with the Lazy Newb Pack, but I don't know how to use it.

[Witty]

If you have Dwarf Therapist, you can fire that up to see the sexual preferences of your hydras.