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iamsnakeshack
at Wed Jun 20 18:36:21 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by iamsnakeshack ]
Me too.
I just read a brilliant post from the boa forum that I would like to share. I think this guy cuts to the hart of it all.
He writes:
I applaud the efforts of those who breed pure locale boas, but it will never be something anyone will use for replacing wild populations, etc. Aside from disease factors/genetic defects that might be introduced to wild populations, even though you breed for wild-type you are "selectively breeding" apart from "natural selection." Even if not specifically inbred, they would be unsuitable for release. So, I feel that breeding even if "pretty mutts" to supply for the demand in captivity so as to take pressure off of wild populations also helps preserve the locale boas. Hog X Colombians are considered "Bci" and are really no more mixed than the average pet store "Colombian." But, if you were looking to make intergrades, Suriname X Hogs ("Orange Flames" are very pretty, and I'd assume Salmontine-sunsets would be, too.
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- Boa Hybrids? - iamsnakeshack, Fri Jun 15 15:11:08 2007
- RE: Boa Hybrids? - sean1976, Fri Jun 15 16:46:39 2007
- RE: Boa Hybrids? - iamsnakeshack, Fri Jun 15 19:25:28 2007
- RE: Boa Hybrids? - FRoberts, Sat Jun 16 12:21:33 2007
- WOW - sean1976, Sat Jun 16 15:12:15 2007
- RE: WOW - iamsnakeshack, Mon Jun 18 12:01:03 2007
- lol... - FRoberts, Mon Jun 18 20:24:52 2007
- RE: lol... - Horridus, Wed Jun 20 10:44:29 2007
- lol n/p - FRoberts, Wed Jun 20 13:34:48 2007
- RE: lol... - iamsnakeshack, Wed Jun 20 20:01:14 2007
- lol - sean1976, Tue Jun 19 21:19:07 2007
- Something to think about - iamsnakeshack, Wed Jun 20 18:36:21 2007
- RE: Boa Hybrids? - SnakeFreak, Tue Jun 19 15:16:03 2007
- BoaConda was the most interesting one I. - vision, Sun Jun 24 22:07:22 2007
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