(5.18.10) tuesday talk! People breeding reptiles abuse the animals?!

Every tuesday you will get a 1-2 min video asking you, my viewers, a reptile related question. Question of the week: Should there be breeding guidelines/laws put in place to prevent malpratice/abuse of the animals? Or should "private" breeders be allowed to do whatever?

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[CalvinTeeKai]

NOOOOO I LOVE REPTILES

[cholomansix]

inbreeding could, but should not be done. the thing is, people do it to keep one color or trait that specific animal has to create something new. therefore breeding it out to others but keeping a bloodline of that trait to keep it goin, now if its just inbreeding because you dont want to buy another reptile, thats just dumb.

[thesunsetreptiles]

i like your shirt

[Reptileman81]

@bubstepfan93 inbreeding is not the same with reptiles as it is with mammals. You can safely breed siblings together or back to the parents with no ill effects. Though after a few generations it is recommended to introduce a fresh bloodline in to your breeding stock.

[bubstepfan93]

@IdioticCreations that would be inbreeding, the genetics of inbreeding is that the genes and stuff is so close together, when they create a new embryo, problems can occur, in animals, just as in people. In short, I would definitely not recommend it. Probably way too late to tell you now, but for future reference.

[mushroomsandswallows]

I think people should be something like 16 before they can breed reptiles.

[IdioticCreations]

hey, would i be able to breed two of the same geckos that came from the same mother in the same batch of eggs?

[TigOlBitties1985]

your intro is SOOO loud!!! lol ... I dont know if I would say there should be a restriction.. I think there should be some smarter parents out there tho! Too many parents will buy their kid a reptile because he or she wants it but not supervise the child to be sure they are taking proper care of the animals. If we as parents arent going to set the example... who will?

[turtleman524]

I don't think there should be restrictions but they should definitely know alot about the care of there animal before they even think of breeding but eventually it would be a great experience to breed reptiles

[GeckoGuy31127]

i dont think there should be a restriction. um, as far as breeding goes, they should have their parent's consent on that matter.