" To anyone who thinks that labeling their hybrids correctly and honestly will keep them from tainting the unadulterated bloodlines, a cursory look through the classifieds of any herp website should be evidence enough that this is not the case."

That is the same type of attitude drug dealers have when they dispense their poison to young kids, adults, and others. They want to sell their product and make their money, but not have to deal with the responsibility for their actions, and the lives they destroy. Although not a completely comparable parallel to the snake hobby, the lazy and non-caring attitude of another human being is the same. Also, one thing that is a common factor is certain things get destroyed: In the drug scene, people's lives. In the snake hobby, bloodlines, and the purity of the species as a whole. A chopping block of degradation of the existence of certain species, with each unfortunate hybrid that is produced.

So, for those who partake in biological perversion, as in producing hybrids, they are emitting a certain type of laziness and ultimately, pure selfishness, that IS destroying aspects of the hobby. It all boils down to putting humans and animals before themselves and their selfish desires. They do not care about the future results of their childish playroom actions that result in a fuzzy and warm feeling seeing the " unknown " hatch out of the eggs.

" What can we do about it? How do we approach situations like this? I personally make note of persons and businesses with suspect histories to make sure I never acquire animals from them, but is that enough? Is it best to approach them about their mis-labeled animals? If so, do you go about it nicely, or hammer them to get your point across? I've tried the "nice guy" approach in the past, only to be verbally back-handed by the seller. What's our collective stand? Do we have a "united front", so to speak? Do we make a Trusted Breeder's page like has been done for alterna and the mexicana-complex Lampros? Or do we do nothing an just take take note? I'm terribly concerned about this today (for some reason), so approaching the forum dudes seems like a good idea. Maybe I'm just over-reacting. Please share your thoughts. "

I have had some luck in approaching those with mis-labeled animals, and they responded kindly, just as I approached them, and they changed their ads. Some others, not so. It all depends on each individual.

I don't feel that being outright rude is ever productive, and to be calm and collected is the better choice. I have found better results to be had by being calm.

For the ones that do either partake in biological perversion, I always make a note, along with my other brothers in the hobby, to never give them a dime. These purveyors of the perversion would be quite surprised at how much business they DO actually lose by being selfish with their animals and their breedings.

A Trusted Breeders page may not be a bad idea, as long as professinalism is of the highest priority.

You are not over-reacting at all. You are just simply experiencing the frustration breeders all over feel.


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