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gmherps said:
What does Dan have to gain?
He honestly has alot to gain. It is no mystery about Dan's past as I could easily verify one instance regarding him and myself. Aside from that, the things that don't add up for me are very simple:
We have no idea how many animals were bred by Dan's males. No way to verify it, and just short of genetically I.D' ing all the sibs, no way to find out.
Tom Ultrasounds his animals, and that in turn reduces the risk and introduction at optimum times and does not expend a male at uneccesary times. Equating to a more productive season.
Also since follicle growth is random and not calculatory, he only ends up with one sired clutch from a hypo and the use of a male that would only serve as a backup for either expenditure or lack there of. I have a few males that will breed everything and anything put in front of them. I in the same breath have males that are monogomous at best, leaving me with absolutely nothing for an entire season. Luck of the draw? Nope. Good and bad breeders? Definately.
Having said that, I am inclined to believe that one or both are not entirely being accurate. I am quite possitive Dan also didn't write down when he received the loaned spider. That question was also not addressed when Dan contradicted the date of return.
Call it what you want, but with 1000 females and an Ultrasound, I guarantee I will have hit somewhere in the 75% range at roughly 750 clutches with enough males to breed. I just do not see the benefit of borrowing an animal that I already have in my collection unless it wasn't a good breeder or was already spent.
Lastly, I have said this in a different post and I will say it again, to not know the character of someone having been in this hobby for any great length of time is ridiculous as this arena is way to small to let someone as popular as Dan slip by.
Naturally just my opinion. As I said in the previous post Dan, if money is an issue I will help and that is as unbiased as I could ever even remotely be.
Jeff Morrison
5StarrMorphs