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I am posting from work so that AOL won't kick me off.I have thought about this a lot and what if we regulate it by trying this:What if we promise that only people with one eye are allowed to buy the one-eyed Albinos and only one-eyed Albinos promise to buy and breed one-eyed Albinos?

To make this work,I suggest that left-eyed blind individuals buy right eyed Albinos for the first year,then right eyed blind individuals buy left-eyed blind Albinos.

By year 5 they would be breedable and then the owners could sign a waiver and agree to listen to Edgar Wonder albums(the adopted love child of Stevie Wonder and Edgar Winters(who has just undergone a sex change) or to undergoe a pigment transplant operation.It might not be practical,but it was the only thing I could think of in this 10 minute respite from Middle School rugrats.(They are watching a movie)

IN THE LAST 24 YEARS. I HAVE YET TO PRODUCE A ONE EYED BOA. I HAVE PRODUCED A FEW WITH SMALL EYES, BUT THEY COULD SEE JUST FINE. MAYBE I SHOULD START A SMALL EYED LINE AND CHARGE 10K.

I believe there is no limit to the appetite of some people for the odd or different or unique. Things like one-eyed boas are the (potential) tip of the 'berg.

We sometimes argue about the relative value of a particular MORPH. We may even have a colleague that has seen some of the one-eyed animals in his litters and keeps them for purposes of his own... but we mostly know and agree that these things are not desireable and should not be encouraged.

However, as much as we may think we represent the limits of thoughts on these subjects.. we do not! Very many people covet animal mutations, one-eyed, two-headed, blind, missing limbs or whatever and are trying now to produce them. Even some boas are marketed as rare because the breeder adults have been unable to produce viable births.. 'only survivor of 3 litters!' and so on.. Who would want such an animal?.. many people..

True hybrids (IE:Jungle Corns), once undertaken by kids or persons uneducated in Zoology and Natural History now are mainstream.. I guarantee there are people trying to breed Boa to Acrantophis, P. regius to Acrantophis and more than it is possible to list here. The issue of these experiments will almost surely include real mutants and mules of every stripe. They will sell.. and for very many keepers and breeders that's what drives these things..

Just my opinion..

Gus

Ill have to sit here and digest that statement for a bit before I can respond with anything too intelligent...

Thanks

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