There's not as many "big" breeders out there as you might think (or the internet might make your believe). It takes a lot of time, money, and effort to run a large business centered around any animal. Many of the medium to larger scale operations also breed their own rodents and/or insects to feed off - it's impossible to run something like that without putting your heart into it. They care about their animals, they care about the education surrounding them.
I think the big concern are the "breeders" who are really flippers. They aren't so concerned with how the animal is taken care of, because they don't expect it to be there long. They don't much care who they sell to, since they're really in it to make a profit. Education isn't a huge priority. It's these large operations that we have to be concerned about - and that just means being smart and asking the right questions, and having this forum for people that do make the mistake of buying these animals without the knowledge to back them up.
Breeders shouldn't be vilified. There should be a greater awareness about flippers.
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