Question for all boid keepers

[Gary D.]

Dispite the failure of other reptile registries in the past. Linda H. has now initiated the American Boa Registery in the US, and I am a bit behind her progress for the Canadian Boid Registery. Although I am still working with my software designer and web planning, I am planning on launching the registry at the the May 17th TARAS show in Calgary.

So my question is, are there many people in Canada which would be interested in this service in Canada. Also for what it is worth, this service would be offered at no charge for quite some time, in order to get it started.

Interested in hearing your oppinions either way.

Gary D.

[rethius]

what will it do

[Gary D.]

The primary purpose would be for breeders to track, maintain and acquire animals. Naturally as hobbiests, many of us who do not earn our livelyhoods with reptiles, breed, sell and swap animals too. There are many excellent animals and dedicated breeders out there, but who do not have the credibility they deserve because they are not a commercial breeder. Naturally the well respected breeders like Don Patterson, Hammil Reptiles, etc. will be more than welcome to register (and advertise their animals once the site is functional), but this evens the playing field for the dedicated little guy too. It also broadens the market for us to purchase quality animals for our collections, from sources we may not have been aware of before, and better knowledge of what it is you are buying. A good deal for free.

[Gary D.]

I neglected to mension that the software I am working towards will also keep and track geneology and maintain an accurate stud book. For those of us who have imported animals this aspect will be a nice feature for maintaining pure bloodlines, where as most boas, B.c.c. included are already Of unknown percentage of mixing. These too will be registerable, but import animals and offspring will noted as such. And for Morph breeders, they will be better able to track and acquire hets and other investment animals.

GD

[tightsqueeze]

incredible idea keep us posted

[Gary D.]

For further discussion also check the general python forum and the front page polls.

GD

[boa]

great idea keep us posted.

[KaHane]

Sounds like a good idea, it should benefit all of us.