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View Poll Results: Why did you choose not to breed?

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  • My animals are pets only.

    21 38.18%
  • No need.

    6 10.91%
  • Cost and quality of husbandry.

    5 9.09%
  • Feeding cost.

    3 5.45%
  • Might one day breed.

    13 23.64%
  • I am breeding.

    14 25.45%
  • Other

    3 5.45%
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    Re: Jumping off the "Breeding Bandwagon"

    Quote Originally Posted by monty_python9 View Post
    I don't breed my lizards simply because I feel that too much of the reptile hobby has become obsessed with breeding. I am not against selective breeding, like in order to preserve a species that is critically endangered in the wild. No, what I am talking about is EVERYONE jumping on the "breeding bandwagon" and muddling the gene pool just because the hobby is dictating breed breed breed!!! There's a favorite meme of mine that says: Little Known Fact: It is Possible To Enjoy Keeping Reptiles Without Breeding Them.

    Reptiles are still seen in such a negative light by people that I think education needs to be emphasized even more so than breeding. But to each their own.

    Just my .02
    Rant over
    Thanks guys
    Well said

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