Breeding Standards

[Eric Alan]

Correct, however how about if the animal is not kinked and you don't know that the line has a kinking problem?

Is that something you see being covered-up a lot in this hobby? I'd argue that, if anything, that kind of trait gets brought to everyone's attention even faster and gets shunned pretty quickly.

[JodanOrNoDan]

Is that something you see being covered-up a lot in this hobby? I'd argue that, if anything, that kind of trait gets brought to everyone's attention even faster and gets shunned pretty quickly.

Yes, maybe if the seller is nice they will warn you about the risks if you attempt to breed or any quirks the animal may have. In reality I have bought a few spiders in my day, even from people with stellar reputations. The people selling me the animals had no way of knowing how experienced I am and not once was I warned about what I was buying even when the animals were train wrecks. The only animal I have ever seen a warning on anywhere are desert females. I do not deal with any of the known kinkers so I cannot comment specifically on that defect.

[Unknown Subscriber]

Yes, maybe if the seller is nice they will warn you about the risks if you attempt to breed or any quirks the animal may have. In reality I have bought a few spiders in my day, even from people with stellar reputations. The people selling me the animals had no way of knowing how experienced I am and not once was I warned about what I was buying even when the animals were train wrecks. The only animal I have ever seen a warning on anywhere are desert females. I do not deal with any of the known kinkers so I cannot comment specifically on that defect.

Not to be off topic but I just purchased a caramel het hypo and a hypo het caramel to breed. Got both from the same person ready to breed. They never told me anything about caramel kinks. So my first breeding project will be more advanced than anticipated.

[JodanOrNoDan]

Not to be off topic but I just purchased a caramel het hypo and a hypo het caramel to breed. Got both from the same person ready to breed. They never told me anything about caramel kinks. So my first breeding project will be more advanced than anticipated.

This was the example that was actually in my head but I did not want to use you as an example unwillingly. When I heard what you bought I was wondering if you actually knew what you got into.

[Unknown Subscriber]

This was the example that was actually in my head but I did not want to use you as an example unwillingly. When I heard what you bought I was wondering if you actually knew what you got into.

No I didn't. But I know now and am prepared to deal with it. Glad I learned about it now I probably would have been rather worried when the eggs hatched and I had kinks thinking I did something wrong