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Bigfoot
at Fri Dec 30 22:14:24 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bigfoot ]
>#1 because a species is bred in captivity it is still a wild animal.
>Lions and bears are bred in captivity, but are still wild animals.
Animals in captivity tend to be inbred and are also subject to selection pressures not present in the wild. In particular, more tractable animals are likely to leave more descendants than less tractable animals. Over generational time, this will be true even of lions and bears. In addition, mutant white lions are being bred in captivity. If some boelens pythons are more agressive than others, it is the less agressive ones that are going to be more frequently used for breeders, particularly as studs. And whenever a mutation occurs, you can be sure the owner will breed up a bunch of mutant snakes and sell them for exhorbitant prices.
>#2 I dont believe in "god" so save whatever "he" or "she"or "it"
>says or doesnt say for the godfearering folks.
Then you have even less reason for objecting to hybridizing. Breeding animals of two different species together is no more "unnatural" than getting a flu shot. All you are saying is that your aesthetics are different from my aesthetics.
>#3 I know of few people breeding snakes for food or skins and the like.
>Most of the snakes that are captive bred are for the pet trade.
There are lots of animals being bred for the pet trade. Most don't look like their wild ancestors and fewer yet behave like their wild ancestors. Some such as mice and wagtail platyfish are hybrids. Indeed, if I wanted a pure line of wild type platyfish of some particular species, I'd either find a breeder who kept meticulous records or go down to some Mexican river and net them myself. If you want to keep purebred bolean pythons reliably separate from hybrids then it is your responsibiliy to help organize a trustworthy group of breeders who will keep meticulous records.
Bigfoot
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RE: Boelens Pyhton hybrid - Bigfoot, Fri Dec 30 22:14:24 2005