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Top Document: rec.pets.herp Frequently Asked Questions (1 of 3) Previous Document: <4.5> What kind of questions are/aren't appropriate here? Next Document: <4.7> What does See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Either "captive-bred" or "captive-born"; the former meaning is probably more common. The issue is this: Herps offered for sale may have been collected from the wild, or they may have been hatched/born in captivity. (There are very strong reasons to prefer to purchase the latter kind, but that's not the subject of this question.) An animal that was conceived and born in captivity is said to be captive-*bred*. If, however, a female herp is imported from the wild and lays eggs shortly thereafter (having done her actual breeding before being captured), the offspring are captive-*born*. Animals that are "merely" captive-born are, in a sense, taken from the wild population (though most of them probably would not have survived to adulthood in the wild), but they enjoy most of the same health benefits that accrue to captive-bred individuals. When breeders offer "CB" animals for sale, they *usually* mean captive-bred. This is by no means certain, however, especially with certain species that are rarely bred in captivity. If you're buying a CB animal from a breeder, and you have strong feelings against buying a captive-born animal, go ahead and ask. Note that pet stores, especially corporate chain stores, sometimes have no idea of their animals' origins, and once in a while they will just make up an answer if you ask! (I figured this out when a guy told me that a Surinam toad---a South American species---had been imported from Africa...) User Contributions:Top Document: rec.pets.herp Frequently Asked Questions (1 of 3) Previous Document: <4.5> What kind of questions are/aren't appropriate here? Next Document: <4.7> What does Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: Bill East <Eastb@concentric.net>
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