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Originally Posted by ravensgait  As for being jealous I don't know if you are or not, was just commenting on how some liked to take shots at American and European herpers. Hey if you don't want us around start a poll to have us excluded and maybe the admin will do that for you.
Heck I could care less if you like crosses or hybrids or not but I don't think anyone has the right to tell others what they can and can't breed. |
I don't think I've ever taken shots at American or European herpers, as long as Australia maintains its import/export laws what you do over there has no affect on our stocks, and you can hybridise all you want. And I assure you I'm not jealous of what you have as I'm very much in favour of banning exotics. That's not to say you don't have access to some great reptiles.
Hybridising over here however, does impact on our ability to acquire pure specimens, mainly due to the unscrupulous nature of many mongrel breeders out to make a quick buck. And as long as the majority want to keep it pure, I think they should be able to tells others what they can't breed. Why should the minority destroy it for the majority?
And unlike overseas, our pure stocks are still for the time being reasonably healthy. I just hope it stays that way. Remember all your original founder stock would have been pure, and it is the hybridisers that have now made it very difficult to acquire anything at the subspecies level. Forgive me, but I don't want to be in your shoes in 10-20 years time.
