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Ethics question..

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Due to a lot of posts by folks, both here and there ;0), indicating they have acquired pairs of Drys from individual breeders and expressing interest in breeding such, I have decided to sell only unrelated pairs or single specimens only to individuals seeking offspring produced by my group.
Each passing year I grow more and more concerned regarding instances of sibling to sibling pairings and the impact such will have upon the future of Drys in captivity, especially those members of the clan which can no longer be collected. I am curious as to how many of us would be willing to avoid selling unrelated pairs or single specimens only.
I am hopeful those who have related pairs will give strong consideration to acquiring an unrelated pair or trading out a single specimen for an unrelated one, prior to initiating any breeding projects. While I know all too well, there is very little to no lineage data regarding most Dry species in captivity, we certainly can prevent direct inbreeding by not pairing siblings acquired from a single clutch or breeder…

Just my .02,

Jeff
 
I have not looked very far into this concept but I thought I would put it forward...

Just by observing cornsnakes it is easy to see how relatedness gets easily mixed up within herpetoculture, but I think there is a public paper trail of sorts for indigo transactions- the interstate transport permits.
while this does not cover intrastate transactions is there a possibility with the permit data set to build a family tree or "immigration/emigration dispersion map"(?!?!?) ? As I understand, permits would have been required anytime after federal listing, so that gives almost thirty years of data. not a perfect data set but something to start with. next question, can this data be accessed....

daveb
 
Jeff, i have always maintained the policy of single animals or unrelated pairs no matter the species. I consider it just responsible herpetoculture. i also generally do not do business with those that openly advertise sibling pairs, particularly species/mutations that have already demonstrated the ill effects of inbreeding depression such as many Boids.
 
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