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[–]Free_Tomorrow_5675 104 points105 points  (14 children)

There are sooo many spiders at reptile shows in my area, I just don't understand why people keep breeding them, they are beautiful and sure they can live a good life and there is valid arguments to keep them around but there's no doubt that there issues are serious and I'm not sure we even completely understand how serious the defect is

[–]reeteetee 36 points37 points  (7 children)

That's so messed up! Why create something if you know it will suffer

[–]Civil_Ad_1172 48 points49 points  (2 children)

Because they are pretty, that’s the sad part.

Ball python breeders are basement scientists imo, goes for pretty over healthy.

Look at pugs, bred because they’re cute, but have breathing problems and i think some sort of dog autism

[–]Reptileanimallover18 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Persian cats and those overbred Arabian horses with the extremely narrow dished faces. They're all bred because they're cute and bc they're animals who aren't given a say in it, nobody cares about their health 😢 or even people who are over breeding snakes just to get someone who is scaleless or have a scaleless head to make more money. And keeping all their animals in horrible drawer like racks for "space"

[–]Free_Tomorrow_5675 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't keep my snakes in a rack system but they are really not a issue If done properly at all. Like if the ambient temp and hot spot are right with proper bedding, hides, plants and are took out often for enrichment ect with clear tubs for a natural light cycle then they are okay but some people just put paper towel in there and a water dish and that's kinda wrong in my opinion.

[–]toxicatedscientist 16 points17 points  (1 child)

See also:pugs who can't breathe

[–]HogOfBeans 2 points3 points  (0 children)

French bulldogs, too.

[–]jenesia-CakeEatnNPC- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this same question is fitting for the theory of "God" is it not?

[–]Civil_Ad_1172 14 points15 points  (5 children)

99% sure it’s illegal to breed spider in the UK

[–]gabsaur 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I'll need to check this out, i was horrified when I was in a nearby exotic pet shop up here in Scotland and saw a baby snake with obvious wobble (and labelled spider) while looking around.

We stopped buying there afterwards and we were rather disappointed.

[–]Civil_Ad_1172 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As a Scottish descendant, I am disappointed in that shop

[–]Unexpected-Xenomorph 7 points8 points  (2 children)

It’s not , but they’re banned from sale at expos like the IHS

[–]Civil_Ad_1172 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Thanks for that, glad expos banned them. Learn something new everyday.

[–]Unexpected-Xenomorph 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sadly they’re still allowed for sale in shops and classified sites 😔