When I bought my BP I thought he was captive bred, but then when returning to the store later I saw his “replacement” was listed as captive hatched, so he probably came from the same source (it was Petsmart) and he maybe captive hatched too. I feel bad now as I realize that is horrible for the wild populations.
But realistically, since BP’s have not been bred that long in captivity, does it make a difference regarding temperament or health? I mean it does not seem as if any BP breeders are working to change temperament anyway (unless one thinks genetic memory may be in play).
If he was from eggs collected in the wild (and I shudder to think of what happened to his poor mother) do they fly the eggs directly to the US and they are incubated and hatched here?
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