Quote Originally Posted by ssscales
I know the meaning, but what is the difference in behavior between CB and CH as far as we the owners are concerned.


Example:
CB babies from CBB or CH parents.


and

CH babies that were hatched here in a facility and have been feeding and doing well from the start.
Risk ... I think buying CH babies that were not kept in the abolute best care from day one in country and not trained to be established aggressive eaters are more prone to feeding problems and potential problems with parasites than a captive bred animal from a smaller scale breeder. It's not so much that they were hatched in West Africa as it is that distributors take on thousands and even tens of thousands at a time and if they don't know how to manage such large numbers properly, there are going to be problems.

There are many reptuable distributors that sell well established healthy CH animals ... and for each one there are 100 people selling CH junk ... if you are planning on going the CH route, do your research and definitely don't try to go with the cheapest deal on the block ... you'll end up paying more for it in the end.

FWIW, I buy CH females every year and as long as the CH animals are coming from reputable people, they do just as well as CB.

-adam