Breeding Rescued Snakes

[SlitherinSisters]

I think it's fine as long as the animal is healthy-no deformities. Honestly I don't think you would really know that much more if it came from a breeder or from a pet store/rescue.

[kc261]

Sometimes I wish these polls would force a person to explain why they choose the answer they did. I'd like to know the reasoning of some people who go against the grain. Sometimes they might have a really good reason.

I agree with those who are saying why not breed it as long as it is healthy enough, and as long as that is true, I don't think it matters if it is an adoption or a rescue.

Once you take over the responsibility / costs of a rescue, if you choose to breed it is your decision and nobody elses business... including the person you got the snake from.

That depends. I believe a "handshake contract" still carries just as much legal weight as a written one, although perhaps it varies from state to state. The issue is that it is often impossible to prove, much like a written contract isn't worth anything if you lose the piece of paper and therefore can't prove it.

So, if part of the terms of you taking ownership of the snake is that you are not to breed it, then it IS that person's business. I don't think I'd accept a snake under those conditions. Not that I expect the person would ever know, or do anything about it even if they did, or be able to prove anything even if they tried. But it is just wrong to adopt an animal under false pretenses.

[frankykeno]

For me it doesn't really matter where the snake came from, it's going to face the same standards by which Mike and I judge any snake in our collection as fit to be bred.

[TheOtherLeadingBrand]

In the dog world, this is like... a ticket to hell and being blacklisted forever from the dog fancy.

Why? Namely because most rescue dogs come from poor backgrounds. They may be purebred, but they probably come from parents who are not screened for hip dysplasia and other defects in the given breed. They probably came from parents who were not champions... so no good breeder would WANT to breed from such a dog. Pedigrees and health are everything for a truly ethical dog breeder.

In snakes, such issues (spare the parentage of het morphs) are not really at stake, so unless the former owner objects, I see no problem with it.