FaunaClassifieds - View Single Post - **Enigma Neurological Problems** not to be bred?
View Single Post
Old 04-05-2009, 06:20 PM   #7
KelliH
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mokele View Post
Honestly, any line that shows a neurological defect should be terminated, immediately. A trip to the freezer is probably excessive, but at the very least neither of the parents should be bred again, ever, even to different animals. There are several possible genetic mechanisms for such defects, but none of them are good, and responsible breeding means doing your part of remove animals carrying defective genes from the gene pool.
It's really shoulda coulda woulda with the Enigmas (and the Spider Balls) at this point. They're out there, and I think that it's really up to each individual whether they choose to work with them or not.