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Old 06-24-12, 01:30 PM   #1
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That fine its not for you and you give valid reasons for your stance,but the fact remains that nobody would have any reps if none were ever taken captive in the past,So l find it strange when people start to make a morel stance about exotic captive pets,which we only have because of past W/C caught reps and l'm not talking about established rep species already in abundance in captivity,thats pointless,l'm talking about some species that need a lot more work, like Mangrove Snakes
My original point acknowledges the WC origins of our hobby. That being said, I still point out that there are a lot of CBB snakes out there to choose from. Continuing to catch wild snakes when the availability is what it is, is pointless and only further drains our resources. You did mention that there are certain snakes that are not as available yet and I do understand that. I just dont want to see WC or CH snakes continue to be taken out of the wild in perpetuity, but who am I? Im just a small time hobbyist with 18 CBB snakes that are my pets. Nobody important. All Im doing is expressing my opinions.
One more thing, you repeated the moral issue vs keeping exotic pets dilemma. I will repeat as well. This is NOT nor will it ever be a moral issue for me. Its the health and safety of my current snakes that drives me to take the stance that I do. The other stuff is secondary for me.

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Old 06-24-12, 02:52 PM   #2
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My original point acknowledges the WC origins of our hobby. That being said, I still point out that there are a lot of CBB snakes out there to choose from. Continuing to catch wild snakes when the availability is what it is, is pointless and only further drains our resources. You did mention that there are certain snakes that are not as available yet and I do understand that. I just dont want to see WC or CH snakes continue to be taken out of the wild in perpetuity, but who am I? Im just a small time hobbyist with 18 CBB snakes that are my pets. Nobody important. All Im doing is expressing my opinions.
One more thing, you repeated the moral issue vs keeping exotic pets dilemma. I will repeat as well. This is NOT nor will it ever be a moral issue for me. Its the health and safety of my current snakes that drives me to take the stance that I do. The other stuff is secondary for me.
Please be assured l was not talking about you with regard to any morel issues about this topic,but some people do bring a holyer than thou attitude with this,and l was trying to show that as we are exotic rep pet keepers that stance is unsustainable
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Please be assured l was not talking about you with regard to any morel issues about this topic,but some people do bring a holyer than thou attitude with this,and l was trying to show that as we are exotic rep pet keepers that stance is unsustainable
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