Quote Originally Posted by spix14 View Post
I reserve the term "backyard breeder" for those who breed animals solely for profit, without keeping them in proper conditions, without giving them health care, and a lack of knowledge about the animals themselves. In other words people who just breed for the sake of breeding and are just trying to make a quick buck. The kind of people who will sell you a sickly animal and then disappear off the face of the earth when you try to contact them.

People who are breeding for the love of the animals and give them the proper care are not, in my estimation, backyard breeders. They are just beginners who haven't made a name for themselves yet. I'll be joining those ranks in a year or two.
yea, i agree with you spix...i am offended by the word if it would ever be used @ me. although i am not a breeder right now, i do love my snakes and trying to grow my collection for that special day.

i am sure someone on craigslist had a real bad experience and wanted to make it known to others about the inexperience and lack of care/passion that these snakes need to be happy and healthy.

i work @ the local pet store, and i am distgusted almost everyday that i work there the lack of care/knowledge people want to take in and absorb and actually go through with it....so I'm not really suprised that there are a lot of people out there trying to breed some cool morphs to make a buck, meanwhile the snake is miserable and couped up in a small container without heat or water