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RE: Blaze

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Posted by: Tony D at Mon Feb 18 09:16:22 2013   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Tony D ]  
   

I realize that hypo is a bad description but if you look at the hypo syspila you see a general cleaning of the ground and blotch color by the removal of melanin but the black bands remain black so selective reduction is not without precedent.

Given the nature of the market, not even the McQuate’s know the lineage with certainty. All I can go on is my observations and what I’m been told. The McQuates say “this” line was not knowingly adulterated and I saw the clutch that contained the original blaze. The normals all looked to be classic hobby line goini. When they became available I purchased a blaze and bred it into my line. Again all the hets looked every bit normal goini. My judgment on the line is pretty much that simple. I was told they weren’t knowingly crossed, I saw no evidence of it and I have not heard a convincing argument to the contrary. Lack of information on a lineage is simply not enough to convict. Now, the line that produced blaze certainly weren’t local specifics. Were I interested in maintaining locality goini, I wouldn’t have considered them.

The only reason I brought this up for discussion is because blaze was called out for specific attention when in reality all hobby herps are suspect. My take was that the poster was posturing and I don’t think it useful when we start placing ourselves, what we do, or are interested in above others. It doesn’t do the community at large any good and I believe it’s among the reasons why interest in colubrids has waned. I admire what you guys are doing with the eastern complex but the merits of your projects speak for themselves, there is no need for negativity. Ultimately, I think the negativity is counterproductive.

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