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I love genetics too!

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Posted by: Jeff Schofield at Mon Jul 5 13:46:44 2010   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jeff Schofield ]  
   

What's the point of my post: There are a lot of posts here, people come here for information, a newbie reads information and most of the time doesn't take the time out to seek an alternative view point. Esp. when the view point they're getting if from what they perceive to be "Experts" Unfortunately Some of these "Experts" take information they HEAR and regurgitate it without ever taking the time to research and confirm. So what should be all do? Those of us that are breeders, (whether for profit, hobby, curiosity, etc...) need to take the time out to KNOW how "things" work so that WE can better explain when asked.

Zenny, I think you hit 2 nails on the head at once here. First, having differing opinions are a GOOD thing, personal insults aside. Second, going from catching and buying to breeding and selling has to be responsible. You cant breed a F1 x F2 and put anything on it you want, its your responsibility to KNOW and TEACh this to your friends and customers.



I can talk about this stuff (genetics) for days, I Love it! I know that many people wont share my passion for genetic... but it should be your responsibility to know what goes on when you throw two snakes together and it should be your responsibility to figure out what's going on if you get atypical results from a pairing.

Morphs/Variations are becoming a bigger thing every year and the more morphs/variations we see the more interests will grow... Lets spread accurate information!


Zenny, genetics are FUN, but as we get into serious generations of CB animals it wouldnt be a bad idea to try and establish "slush" catagories where genetics are lost, and such animals as our Goini/Brooksi can be lumped in if breeders/buyers forget the paragraph long F this x F that, het for XYZ. Know what I mean? Call em east coast king intergrades...or something. The more genes are found the more combinations are produced the more normal looking het offspring are available. Normally I'd say just wholesale them out as $5 kingsnakes, but even "pure" animals can be that cheap nowadays. I think a slush catagory would be better than having anyone down the line mislabel them as "pure" to make a sale. Even so, is someone is going to mislabel them such a catagory wouldnt affect them. Sadly.

   

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