What do you guys think about naming rights?

There was a situation that came up last week in the boa world that raised a few questions. The 1st Hypo Snow Boa was produced last week. This snake has been dubbed Snowglow by the boa community before it was ever really produced based on the Hets. The situation that came up was breeder "A" produced the Hypo Snow and has decided to change the name or call it the "MoonGlow". Breeder "B" produced this morph 4 days before Breeder "A", but unfortunately it seems it did not survive more than 24hrs.


Who has the right to name the morph?

What is your opinion on both issues?

#1) Which breeder should have naming rights and does it matter if the newborn lives or dies before a certain period?

#2) Should breeders be able to name morphs based on Hets?

As for which breeder should get naming recognition, I'm not sure on this one.

I would lean more toward breeder "B" since it was actually 1st produced there, but the fact that it did not make it does bring up a good point. I'm not certain who should have naming rights...

IMO, I think it's a mistake to name a morph before it is ever really produced. Triple het for Snowglow should have been Hypos Het for Anery and Albino, until the defining morph is produced and named. IMO, you shouldn't have naming rights to a morph just because you produce Hets.

Just my $0.02.