Quote Originally Posted by ThyTempest View Post
I am most likely just going to lurk.

And I am anticipating this, so I don't plan on advertising that I breed for feeders and pets....not that I am going to lie if they ask outright, but I think it is rediculous how high and mighty some of the pet only breeders think they are.
Doesn't seem like you realize how ignorant you're seeming when you don't know how long some of those "high and mighty" breeders have worked on their lines. It takes years and years to remove genetic diseases such as megacolon out of lines. Then feeder breeders get quality rats and just mess up the genes by breeding to feeder-quality rats and wonder why they get megacolon or dead babies from poor immune systems.

I have rats that are registered and pedigreed and have longer pedigrees than most dogs.

Yes, some rat people are neurotic to an extent, but you need to understand why. They have put time, money, and more time into creating healthy lines of show-quality rats(yes, show-quality...).

How would you feel if I just wanted your ball python babies as feeders for my Cobras or Kingsnakes? To me, it's all in the same ballpark.