Quote Originally Posted by Lucas339 View Post
not on the entire site just the last few threads. and i only started 2. this one and the other one about hybrid talk in general.
I belong to forums where if a person even mentions an interest in hybrids they are blacklisted from sales, trades, etc.

I also know breeders that will not trade with people that have traded with hybrid breeders 3 generations back. I think that is a fair stance if you feel strongly about a breeder, or something that is ethically compelling to you as a breeder.

We pay a lot of money for the snakes we buy, we invest a great deal of time in them, and we (hopefully) all strive to produce a top-notch *product*. Our snakes ARE our reputations. You cannot fault a person for have a belief system that is counter to your own.

Even a cursory search on hybrids on this site, would have lead you to myriad other threads that have all gone the same way.

I think this has all been quite civil.

Anyone thinking of getting into hybrids needs to grasp the consequences. Not just that, but to understand why people feel the way they do. Those opposed to hybrids, need to know who is working with them, so that they can make informed decisions regarding what snakes they purchase and from whom.

I am still ambivalent to them, but I have a very firm grasp of both camps, and should I ever chose to venture into those waters I will do it with a clear consciousness and a firm belief in what I am doing.

The same way I entered into morph breeding, same stance I took upon purchasing my first spider... etc... etc... etc...

And my bad, you only started two of the three threads that are current. I do apologize.

Bruce