Dog and cat breeders have a register and a central body who provides, stamps and signs pedigree papers. This will never happen with reptiles with the exception (I hope) of the Oenpelli python. There is a chance, everything else - it's too late.
That all depends on your definition of hybrids, considering the chances of pure coastal Jags being in the country are buckleys to none.
What happened to the old saying "if you haven't got anything nice to say than don't say anything at all"
That saying is pretty stupid. Important things may not always be nice, still well-worth saying. Agree?
Yeah! Can't wait till they breed pythons with legs.
Yeah! Can't wait till they breed pythons with legs.
Hahahaha this thread is an interesting look into how people percieve questions asked lol. My opinion is yes people are more accepting of hybrids these days, but they will muddy the waters for the years of breeding to come.
Cheers
Congo
Jason, do you mean "more acceptable" on moral grounds? IMO, morals and ethics are not important components of this hobby. Is that and the lack of code of practice acceptable?
Well it's happening so I suppose we should shut up, suck it up and accept it?
I voted no. Just a thought guys, hybrids can and will dilute the purity of stock and muddy the waters for the hobby, what about the possibility of mudding the waters of wild stock?
This is really my only worry. I have seen this happening and have caught many an escaped out of area python.
I have witnessed mating between coastal and diamond in the wild, and removed from the wild a diamond cross jungle that would make the pro crossing group blow their horns and twirl the party batons with amazement. Per capita I have heard that the Central Coast has one of the highest herp keeping populations, and we catch plenty of things that aren't from around here.
I have had non-purists (for want of a better word) argue that they will not survive in the wild, but they are putting a spin on something they don't have involvement in, and have no idea about. The gate is definatly wide open and time will tell.
Did the jag python "evolve" into the hobby under honest and true circumstance?
Its a classic tale of greed, grabbing all you can and then bailing out.
When its like that from the beginning, how can anyone be trusted?
Its a classic tale of greed, grabbing all you can and then bailing out.
When its like that from the beginning, how can anyone be trusted?