Scale-less BP photo!

[angllady2]

My word. What a bunch of foul tempered brats we have here!

By your logic, spider ball pythons should have been eliminated as soon as it was learned they wobbled. No self respecting breeder would own or breed anything with spider in it because of the glaring defect they have. And it carries through the genes no matter how many others may be present or how much it is outcrossed. I don't see anybody vilifying the thousands of people who own and breed spiders knowing they are defective. So why slam the people who bred this? It's the same difference. Spiders are not normal, and everyone knows they aren't normal, but I don't see them being removed from the hobby because of it. Some people accept it, some do not.

And how do you know these animals won't be able to live normally and comfortably? Just because of the way they look? By that logic, spiders shouldn't be able to live normally either. There are of course a few exceptions, animals whose defect is so severe it prevents them from being able to hunt or even swallow prey. But by and large, even those who show the defect severely can still function normally enough to eat, shed, poop and breed. So why automatically assume these can't? Unless it becomes obvious they cannot eat or shed or poop on their own, why condemn them and the people who bred them?

I am quite sure if it becomes obvious they cannot survive normally, they will quietly fade away like the Pearl did. But until then, get a grip on your high and mighty selves. Personally, I think they will do just fine and given enough time, we will eventually see more of them being bred by other breeders. I wouldn't mind having one myself. Not that I could afford it, but I think they look delightfully strange and I'd be happy to have one in my collection.

Gale