I just want to say.... I've met a number of the biggest breeders out there...even had dinner in some of their homes. And not a single one that I've ever met would EVER intentionally cull a healthy animal just because it was "normal." These people don't get to be "big breeders" because the money is good...they get there because they LOVE animals. The road to being a "big breeder" is a very long and difficult one FULL of very hard work, heartbreaking times, and tons of poop.
I'm not saying there might not be individuals who found a shortcut into the money-side of the business and took it...who may not have the same love for animals and scruples for caring for them....but the vast majority of those we consider "big breeders"...those with recognizable names who have had great impacts on the herping hobby as we know it....would NOT cull healthy animals.
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