Yes, I think I'm responsible for starting all this--I was curious to see what others thought of the quality of some of my animals, and especially curious about their reasoning as to why, which many folks volunteer. I am immune to hurt feelings if someone says one of them is ugly.
I agree, folks should consider carefully whether they want an honest opinion, before doing an anonymous poll like this.
Of course, there are always going to be some people who will vote 1 on everything they see just to be annoying, or because they 'don't like ball pythons', but that's easy to ignore.
I think the opinions of others DO matter in the long run, if you're considering breeding--there is a learning curve as to what people prefer in each morph. Unless you are breeding soley for yourself, you're planning to sell the animals--understanding what people want will help you breed animals that people will pay more for.
If you didn't think this hobby was a competition, you haven't been paying attention to the price tags at the shows.
But of course, what one individual thinks is gorgeous someone else may not like at all.
I don't think there would be anything wrong if some reptile shows in the future were actual shows--with ribbons and all.
Why not? Isn't that part of the fun in the hobby?
Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion
Yes, I think I'm responsible for starting all this--I was curious to see what others thought of the quality of some of my animals, and especially curious about their reasoning as to why, which many folks volunteer. I am immune to hurt feelings if someone says one of them is ugly.
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