Dean, I am in complete agreement with you. I base my breeding on where the animals' original breeders came from and from there, try to keep bloodlines as separate as possible. Perhaps some scale clippings and DNA tests between wild populations and captive populations could bring some answers and may be worth consideration and something I am looking into.



On a sidenote, anyone who says that couperi breeders are in it for the money are absolutely CRAZY. And although the prices of a hatchling my fetch a decent buck, it is far negated by the amount of time, energy, feeding costs and other associated costs that goes into keeping and breeding this species successfully. Most of the folks that I know who are working with couperi are doing it because it is the culmination of a lifelong dream for many of us...in short, it is an honor and privilege to be able to work with such an incredible animal. The same, I am sure, could probably be said for folks who work with other drys.

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