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Originally Posted by VickyChaiTea
That's not true, suncoast. In the case of animals being bred with severe and debilitating deformities, if you buy them, you're supporting the wrong full breeding of pets. If you pass them up and just keep your mouth shut, they kept getting bred with health problems and die. I am very outspoken about responsible animal breeding. Not only does that have to do with how many animals you breed and if you can find good homes for them, but it has to do with the health of the animals you breed.
I don't have any proof, but I suspect that a scaless snake or reptile in general is going to have issues. It will get hurt very easily, possibly dehydrate, have some unknown internal problems associated with the lack of scales ect. Until I find evidence to the contrary, I am very against breeding them.
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A couple of questions Vicky...what morphs do you work with?
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In the case of animals being bred with severe and debilitating deformities, if you buy them, you're supporting the wrong full breeding of pets.
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Couldn't agree more. Do you have any hard observational evidence that the scaleless trait is a severe and debilitating deformity? Oh wait...you have already answered that.
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I suspect that a scaless snake or reptile in general is going to have issues. It will get hurt very easily, possibly dehydrate, have some unknown internal problems associated with the lack of scales ect.
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And I, from personal examination of a fair number of specimens suspect the exact opposite. My opinion is based on direct evidence. Yours is based on an emotional reaction. Whose should carry more weight, emotion aside?
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Until I find evidence to the contrary, I am very against breeding them.
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So those working with this morph are required to prove that there is no genetic weakness to the gene? You realize that proving a negative is not possible? It is up to those who don't care for this morph to offer evidence that there IS some inherent genetic problem. That's how it is done scientifically.
I don't mean this to be an attack Vicky but this debate is always cluttered by emotion. To a lesser level, those that believe anything but a naturally occurring morph is a no no are reacting just as illogically. Amels have weaker vision. Lavenders are prone to kinking, Sunkissed have that annoying Stargazing thing, Spider Balls wobble etc...etc...
Personally, intergrades and hybrids are a problem to me. That is quite often difficult to see. Scaleless is right out there. Again,...not right or wrong....just a personal preference.