Ethics question in relationship to breeding.

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If some of them are driven to breed so much so that they destroy themselves in the process of trying to find a mate.

I've seen ball python males push during breeding season. I just don't think they're strong enough to hurt themselves.

Boas do rub or push and can mess up their faces or get nose bumps, but not on the same scale that retics do. The retics are so much stronger they can really hurt themselves a lot more.