Random question on leo deformities??

[DierdreDreamwalker626]

There is something seriously wrong with this picture if all's he is worried about is the money aspect of breeding apposed to the animal's well being. Apparently it means absolutly nothing to him. IMO I probably wouldn't breed anything period if you are worried about him pulling something like that when the animal has OBVIOUS issues and he wants to squeeze out a few dollars.

It's not that he does not care AT ALL about the animals well being, it's just that he has a hard time looking at something, that for him, has been a business endeavor as anything more than that. He's got a some what one track mind. With that said, I really don't appreciate you being completely RUDE about it. You're opinion could have been just as duly noted if you had commented like a respectful adult. So, thanks but no thanks.

 

[DierdreDreamwalker626]

On another note: She's not to be bred. She has her own aquarium which she will stay in from here on out. .... Her eye is almost completely better as well, so today has been full of good news!!

 

[sunshinegeckos]

It is important to draw a distinction between defects that have a known cause, as a result of illness or injury (like missing toes from a bad shed) and those which do not have a known cause (hatched with the defect, came from an unknown source).

Injuries and illnesses that are known should, as you said, be judged on a case by case basis. Breeding such animals is a question of the impact of the injury or illness, coupled with the ramifications it has on the animal's physiology and continued health. A missing toe is rarely a problem. Whereas a female who is being brought back up to health after a calcium deficiency or who has experienced feeding problems is going to suffer under the strain of egg production (and in all likelihood, produce poorer eggs).

Unknowns have to be treated as potentially genetic. The quality of life of the individual animal is of less significance than the potential impact on the entire population of captive animals. An animal born with missing toes needs to be treated very differently than one which had toes and subsequently lost them.

I completely agree and that was what i was trying to get across but im bad at putting my thoughts into wordslol you said it much better than i could.