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RE: A few thoughts on this subject...

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Posted by: Jonathan_Brady at Tue Dec 16 23:22:57 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jonathan_Brady ]  
   

===MR INCREDIBLE is not a common representative of the WC "Flavor" that comes from Guyana?...I know why you choose that animal, to make some awesome BCC that are marketed as "Guyana"...and with out question are Guyana.===

You're right. I definitely chose him because he looks nicer than most. Having said that, he was born in captivity to a WC gravid female, do he DOES in fact represent the WC phenotype, just the "nicer" (in our perception anyway) side of the spectrum. I know that EVERYONE uses some sort of criteria for "good looks" when choosing breeding stock. Honestly, does anyone just call up an importer and say "gimme what you have laying around, I don't care what it looks like" and then take all of the animals they have from a certain locale/country, and throw them in a big breeding pit? There's ALWAYS some sort of selective breeding going on.

===So am I "retentive" to ask that if I have a "Suriname" female that I would want to pair with Mr. Incredible and you (and he) obliged that we could market the babies as N. shield BCC and I or you would get the same response and interest if they were marketed as"Mr.Incredible" X "Rose" "Guyana"? Not really a great anology based on the quality of the animals you have ...but do you see my point?===

I agree that the animals wouldn't be marketed as easily and certainly wouldn't sell for the same price if they looked exactly the same.

===On the level JB I agree they are the same subspecies, but my underlying question is why we (you, myself and others) state that they are all N.shield BCC and still market them as Guyana or Suriname?===

Here's your answer my curious friend. Because we have the ability to be MORE accurate. That's why! I mean, if you're giving directions to your house, are you just going to tell someone that you live on the north side of whatever city? Or are you going to tell them your neighborhood? Or your street? Or your house number, the side of the street, the color of your house, and what kind of car to look out for in the driveway? IMO, in the world of boas, more info (if worthwhile) is ALWAYS better. And to me, if all else is equal between two animals but one has more accurate (and verifiable) locality info, then to me it is worth more $$.

===I know this is a touchy subject that has no solid answer at this point, and I hope you do not take offense to any of my opinions, but just for the record my "opinions" have been changed many times before!===

Absolutely NO offense taken bro! After my post, you think I have the right to feel offended? lol Not a chance man!

Thanks for posting back my friend!
jb
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