Dav Kaufman - Beware

And these 4

Originally Posted by Randy F

I am good with that and would say that Dav did the right thing

Ok.

Dav would you pay randy 1545 and just let him have the snake in question and offspring?

It is very little and we can just close the book on this one.

How many offspring were produced across the two seasons?

Originally Posted by nickolasanastasiou

How many offspring were produced across the two seasons?

Well apparently enough of them for Randy to conclude that the ball python in question did NOT carry the leopard gene.

Milo

Originally Posted by Milo Garcia

Well apparently enough of them for Randy to conclude that the ball python in question did NOT carry the leopard gene.

Milo

Do you know that number?

Originally Posted by nickolasanastasiou

Do you know that number?

Is it relevant? He paid top dollar for the snake and it wasn't as advertised. He's owed a refund, the offspring shouldn't be a factor at all (other than determining the genetics of the snake)

Originally Posted by Abby

Is it relevant? He paid top dollar for the snake and it wasn't as advertised. He's owed a refund, the offspring shouldn't be a factor at all (other than determining the genetics of the snake)

It is relevant for the reason you noted parenthetically.

Originally Posted by nickolasanastasiou

It is relevant for the reason you noted parenthetically.

We an agree to disagree. Personally I think it is not relevant since they both agreed that it would continue to be bred a few more times to see if it would prove out, which apparently it did not.

Milo

Originally Posted by Milo Garcia

We an agree to disagree. Personally I think it is not relevant since they both agreed that it would continue to be bred a few more times to see if it would prove out, which apparently it did not.

Milo

Regardless of your belief in its relevance or lack there of, I would like to know the number of non-leopard offspring that were produced by the questionable parent.

I am all for Nick to get his answer, as to how many offspring were produced, and see no harm in his asking nor in his receiving an answer.

With that said,
Although numbers/percentages can be used, to determine a higher likelihood that a certain gene does not exist, there comes a point when it may not matter how many offspring were produced.
Well, unless it is something so low as having produced, for example, only "one, two, or three" total offspring (which would not indicate the existence of, or non-existence of, a certain gene).
This is because time needs to be a factor. Such as, how many years/seasons is it reasonable, vs. Unreasonable, to keep "test breeding".

Also, not necessarily in this case but, in general, what if there is a case where it comes to having to take legal action. There is a statute of limitations, for this type of civil matter, that needs to be considered (dependent upon certain actions or lack of certain actions).
Although, ethically speaking, there would be no statute of limitations.


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