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hello, i'm writing a paper about keeping exotic pets and are explaining both sides for an ethics paper.i know that many rettiles with the proper care make really great pets. i would l;ike to use an example for the other side that is against keeping them.

which reptile has the poorest track record in captivity both for the general pubic and zoos.

which one has the leaste known about it, as in feeding reqs, tempretures, breeding, etc.

thanxs lot
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This changes all the time. An animal is a poor captive simply because we have a poor understanding of what environmental needs are important to it. As the leaders working with a particular species learn about what works and what doesn't, this information eventually becomes readily available.

I would refrain from the word pet, as a lot of good captives are not kept for pets, but for other reasons. In fact they would make terrible "pets". Venomous snakes are a prime example.

Ian