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Posted by clifford on September 02, 2002 at 13:49:18:
In Reply to: you are totally misunderstanding my point there...(read) posted by Dean Alessandrin on August 30, 2002 at 15:04:47:
:I have LESS interest in a man-made morphs or hybrids than I
:in an animal that was created by nature though thousands
:years of natural selection. The animals EVOLVED to be
:suited for their environment. And they are STILL evolving.
:To me…THAT is interesting. Much more than what we can make
:by creating animals that may have never existed without our
:shall we say “encouragement”. Again…this is my OPINION.
Although this is a small point, I find it odd that the topic of mutts and "man-made" morphs comes up on this forum so much... Like you, I'm highly interested in how these animals have evolved through so many years of natural selection...but I don't think that just because a mutation happens less often in the wild it's man-made. Most of the mutations we now have in the market are either from wild-caught animals (who must have survived in the wild long enough to be caught) or who naturally poped up through normal breeding programs. (granted, this obviously doesn't account for "triple sunglow amelanistic hypo striped/het for legs"...and it certainly doesn't explain to me how some people can think that even though brown ball pythons should run about $50, a solid white one should cost $100,000...or even the much more modest $2500 being asked for regular albinos.)
Since we're on the morph topic, can someone explain to me why most indigo breeders are selling white chins for around $500, and red chins for around $750? Not to start any trouble, but how is that not morph breeding? (although again, I understand it's not "triple sunglow amelanistic hypo striped/het for legs")
And now, for the joy... Here is the best picture I've been able to take thus far of one of my beautiful new white chin indigos (the female), compliments of DougT. I now fully understand what all the fuss is about...I've kept a dozen or so species of snakes, and although I've only had these little guys a week or so, they are already my favorites, hands down.
Thanks again to Doug for the great snakes, and thanks to everyone here for the great information. It's really a blessing to be able to come here to share experiences and find answers.
Best Regards,
Cliff
