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Perception vs reality

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Posted by: LP at Wed Feb 25 08:00:52 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LP ]  
   

I think there were still plenty of breeders that didn't hybridize or kept them separate and represented the animals accurately and honestly (it takes both).

I was a vendor at one of the early Tampa shows right next to this Vendor A, or let's call him Vendor AB. I heard his descriptions and explanations for several days and they changed rapidly and frequently based on what and how the questions were asked. For example, he repeatedly said his amel goini were completely pure. The next day I asked if the origin was a captured snake or they just popped up in a breeding. He said the amel was from cal kings and since it was several generations ago it was now "pure". I know that word can initiate debate as to it's definition but that wasn't how I would ever define it. No, I really couldn't take the accuracy of his lineages very seriously after that day. But I gotta admit some looked pretty. They just weren't what I wanted.

I'm not trying to open the old can o worms, I'm just trying to give a little insight as to why I personally viewed some hybridizing breeders differently and was forever more cautious and skeptical.


   

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