Why are so many breeding giants?

Just for your own edification, I never said they should be banned.

April, I know you do a wonderful job with all your snakes!

I know you didn't say that.. I'm just getting on my soapbox because the banning of my favorite animals is something that weighs heavily on my poor worry-prone mind.

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Originally Posted by daniel1983

A better question is why are so many people buying giant pythons? ;)

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Because no other snake looks like them. For example, Rick really likes "high yellow" albino burms...because no other snake looks like them. I asked him if a high contrast albino bp would satiate his desire for an albino and he said that they didn't do much for him - but that really yellow burm, yummy. But he knows how big they get and doesn't want a snake that big...

So, to all the breeders working on dwarf burms, hurry up and make pretty yellow albinos, would ya, so I can buy my baby the snakey he wants! =)

You could get him a dwarf albino Reticulated, maybe even albino Tiger. Those are sooooooooooooo cool!

The dwarf retics are hot. Are they proven yet to stay smaller?

Rick doesn't like dwarf tics...yellow dwarf albino burm or nuffin'...

Yes, dwarf retics DO stay smaller.. a lot smaller! Especially super dwarfs.

There is NOTHING like a lavender albino retic in my book.. *droool*

They are gorgeous. I'd prefer a lavender albino BP myself :)

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Originally Posted by Shelby

I'd like to say a couple of things.

First.. I've met a lot more nasty poodles than pits.. and I'm a dog groomer, I see a LOT of dogs. Pits are some of the sweetest dogs they are. They were bred to be DOG aggressive, not people aggressive. In the 1800s when dog fighting was more popular, any dog that exhibited human aggression was culled.
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I can say pits are some of the sweetest dogs I have ever come across.......

but they were NOT bred for fighting other dogs, they were originally bred for herding type work with cattle. They were bred to be a working dog by day with their farmer/s and a nice family dog who was good with children/family by night and for protection. NOT FIGHTING!!! It is exactly that type of wrong info that gives them the bad name a pit carries.

Can you show me a site that says they were bred for dog to dog aggression? Or fighting? Pit fighting was brought on by some loser who was bored and figured it was a good way to make money on those who lost bets and entertainment to those who could find it no other way, with no thought or care about the original intention of the breed. If you look at the pit bulls history, you will find that what I am telling you is what they were for originally. In shows, they are shown in the working class arena.

I want a dwarf retic soooo baaaaaaad . . . .


"inevitable"