Your view of the reptile hobby

[formica]

Originally Posted by CosmicOwl

I think it's somewhat silly to pretend that a lot of people aren't getting into snakes for the purpose of breeding them. How often do you run into some 12 year old who has a normal and an amelanistic corn snake and is "working on a breeding project." They probably aren't doing it the money, but they watch SnakebytesTV, or read about the the big breeders and think it's an easy job.
There are plenty of people who are just in the hobby for the snakes, but there are also a lot of people in it for money or attention. The later two are the ones that drive the industry. They're the people with 100 or more snakes, who are constantly buying, trading and breeding.

its the same with all animals tbh, animal welfare/kennels/rescue centers are flooded with animals which have been bred by some ignorant soul thinking they can make a quick bit of cash, or a careless owner who didnt think that neutering/castration mattered, and people who dont bother to research breeding properly

Its a terrible shame, that so many animals lives are reduced to misery for the sake of human ignorance and greed.

[psychocircus]

Originally Posted by formica

its the same with all animals tbh, animal welfare/kennels/rescue centers are flooded with animals which have been bred by some ignorant soul thinking they can make a quick bit of cash, or a careless owner who didnt think that neutering/castration mattered, and people who dont bother to research breeding properly

Its a terrible shame, that so many animals lives are reduced to misery for the sake of human ignorance and greed.

I agree it happens with all animals. The problem is that to many reptiles are still seen as "disposable," many are cheap to purchase, and people are under the impression that a small reptile= a small, simple enclosure.

I can't tell you how many times I've seen anoles in terrible setups. I don't blame the "reptile trade," as much as I do the "pet trade"