I went back to square one here, because the mudslinging..well you know.

The biggest problem with imports is something you might not be considering. These creatures we love so much are not plentiful in the wild anymore. One day all there will be is captive bred boas because people dumbly think wild is better in ANY way. When you take from the wild you help to make boas become extinct faster (not just extinct, but extinct faster). Most wild captures are also here illegally. It's pretty impossible to take any out of S. America anymore, and very few have the legal means to do so. These laws exist to protect boas. It's pretty selfish in my opinion to take from the wild (unless it's something wholly unique in all the world, like a true albino suriname).

It is also impossible for wild caught bccs to be better looking than captive bred, how could that happen, think about it ...ultimately all the cb's are the same genetics as the wc because they came from the wild too originally. How could they be better in any way? Then people tried to select the best to breed, and becasue of this they get better looking offspring. While there are beautiful individuals from the wild still, there are even more beautiful tame babies with no health problems. If you think you'd like your offspring to have boas in the wild for generations to come, please don't buy wild caught. Just my opinion.

Caden

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