outsdr2
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dden said:Lets face it: All of the Bearded Dragons in captivity today are decendants of a very small number of animals.
May I see proof or a link backing up that statement. during the 60's and 70's pogona's and other herp's were imported by the thousands. How does that make for a limited gene pool?
dden said:That means they all share the same ancestors...it is very likely that all bearded dragons have been exposed to Adenovirus, at some point, long before we even knew what it was.
again do you have a link or documentation supporting evidence?? I'm thinking that is probably hand me down hearsay.
dden said:Am I saying that every bearded dragon in the country has Adenovirus? No. I am saying that, just because a dragon has a negative test on one day, that does not mean it will not test positive on another day.
Is that statement from sandfires own testing? why is it a problem testing your breeders?? It seems you would ease alot of minds ,as it seems testing will be inevitable, if you want to remain a leading force in pogona breeding? This thread is only the tip of a huge iceberg of many future sandfire posts, so my advice is listen to the posters concerns as she has a product your company produced. whats wrong with publicly acknowledging that this is a problem and taking a company stand to test and also to take an active role in fighting the problem. I know alot of breeders are not concerned because because the general public doesnt know what adeno is. problem is consumers educate very quickly these days, so take this negative, make it a positive.
Jack