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DMong
at Mon Sep 24 00:53:25 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]
Well,...most people like some diversity, and some like aberrations,........ as well as some surprises too. Some people like gruesome, morbid anomolies as well....some examples would be,.....one-eyed snakes, snakes with no eyes, two-headed, etc....
and sure, a certain percentage might think that "bug-eyed" snakes are cool as well.
But I think if a poll was taken by ALL herpetoculturists asking the question...."do you prefer bug-eyed snakes, or non bug-eyed snakes", I think the vast majority would put their "checkmark" on the NON bug-eyed box.
"Subocs", and some others, naturally have larger eyes in their wild form, so this should be excluded.
I'm not knocking the animals that DO have bug-eyes, but I certainly WOULD NOT be propogating that defective trait on purpose!...that's for certain!
In any case, no animosity is meant by this at all, I just don't think MOST people think that this is desirable, attractive trait defect.
Also, the ONLY reason I recently purchased some leucistic Texas Rats this year, is because they did NOT have "bug-eyes".
That certainly doesn't mean that when I breed them when they are adults, that they won't/can't produce some bug-eyed babies, because this is a defect that goes hand-in-hand with the Texas leucistics......it is exhibited from time to time. But I will certainly not strive to make more.
best regards, ~Doug
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RE: Bug Eyed Rat Snakes - DMong, Mon Sep 24 00:53:25 2007 