I agree with you 100%. That is the exact reason I started the accurately disclosing genetics thread below. But that didn't even come close to happening here. I know Joe very well and he is a very honest and ethical breeder. I don't believe he would sell that animal to someone he thought would be irresponsible with the offspring they produced out of her. This is why we as sellers need to be disclosing everything about our animals genetics to our customers. And as customers, I guess we need to be proactive and ask questions about possible multiple recessive traits before we add animals into our breeding groups. I for one want to know exactly what I am working with and a "surprise" mutation popping up all of the sudden in the middle of a project I have been working on for years wont exactly be pleasant.

Unfortunately not all breeders or our customers will feel this is as important as you and I, so things can and will get a bit messy at one point or another in just about every strain out there. All we can do is try our best to keep it at a minimum by educating our customers and asking questions before we buy anything.

-Jon
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Ultimate Hognose

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