Hi all,

I was thinking about ways we can try to nip future legislation in the bud, and I keep coming back to one thought I think we already know and many already probably practice: captive breeding.
AR groups are going after large constrictors because they can argue these animals pose threats to humans and the environment, and they have an event to point to in the everglades. I know we are busy fighting this battle, but I'm thinking down the line on what they will attack next. Putting myself in their shoes, it's going to be hard to attack smaller reptiles because you can't sensationalize their ability to hurt people, and so far most of them don't pose a threat to any ecosystems (I know tokay geckos are established in Florida, but do they do any harm really?). So the way they have to do it is by saying we are putting these reptiles at risk in the wild, so we should ban their sale.
Obviously the way to combat this is to breed in captivity. My opinion, but I think every herp owner who takes an animal out of the wild has a responsibility to breed it in captivity; not only to lessen the need for wild specimens, but to ensure these animals survival (since most ecosystems are being burned and pillaged). A captive population will also give the AR people less of a target to aim at, since then how are they going to attack us? Maybe these captive animals will mutate and become crazed killers? lol honestly such an argument wouldn't surprise me.

Anyway that is my thought for the day

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