Posted By: Guerita135
Breeding rules? - 07/21/10 05:46 AM
We've got lots and lots of rules here on GC, but there isn't much regulating the joeys that are sold for breeding homes.
Although I'm not much of a fan for tons of rules(mainly because I can never remember them all, lol! ), I think it'd be nice to see the classifieds section here on GC be a bit more strict. Not only would it help customers, but it would also help to encourage breeders to put more effort into their breeding practices.
Here are a few guidelines I'd love to see put into place:
*Lineage must be listed for each joey(either in the ad itself or a link to the lineage in a database). This will encourage customers to look at lineages BEFORE buying and also encourage breeders to only breed gliders will good lineage(or, in some cases, just plain WITH lineage). It would also encourage breeders to list their gliders in the databases so that they can easily link the lineages in their ads, thus making for a more complete database.
*Joeys from sterile lines must have that listed in the ad(either from "sterile line" or "producing sterile line"). This will ensure that the customers are fully-informed and those joeys are not paired with other color lines.
*I also think it'd be nice to have a rule that states that joeys being sold to breeding homes should have at LEAST 2 generations of lineage(parents and grandparents). Honestly, there's no excuse not to have at least that much lineage on a joey since you, as the breeder, own the parents and finding out the grandparents' names is as easy as contacting the parent's breeders and asking them. If you don't know the names of your gliders' mom and dad then they shouldn't be being bred in the first place, imo. Also, by ensuring that a joey has at LEAST the parents and grandparents known then even if someone buys 2 joeys that are unknowingly related, then they won't possibly be closer then 2nd cousins, which would make their COI a mere 1.6%, which is fine.
Those are just a couple of the things that come to mind, but I'd love to hear other ideas everyone might have.
What do you guys think? Maybe if we rally together then we can form a few guidelines to propose to the big guns upstairs. If there's enough support then, hopefully, it will be taken into serious consideration!
Although I'm not much of a fan for tons of rules(mainly because I can never remember them all, lol! ), I think it'd be nice to see the classifieds section here on GC be a bit more strict. Not only would it help customers, but it would also help to encourage breeders to put more effort into their breeding practices.
Here are a few guidelines I'd love to see put into place:
*Lineage must be listed for each joey(either in the ad itself or a link to the lineage in a database). This will encourage customers to look at lineages BEFORE buying and also encourage breeders to only breed gliders will good lineage(or, in some cases, just plain WITH lineage). It would also encourage breeders to list their gliders in the databases so that they can easily link the lineages in their ads, thus making for a more complete database.
*Joeys from sterile lines must have that listed in the ad(either from "sterile line" or "producing sterile line"). This will ensure that the customers are fully-informed and those joeys are not paired with other color lines.
*I also think it'd be nice to have a rule that states that joeys being sold to breeding homes should have at LEAST 2 generations of lineage(parents and grandparents). Honestly, there's no excuse not to have at least that much lineage on a joey since you, as the breeder, own the parents and finding out the grandparents' names is as easy as contacting the parent's breeders and asking them. If you don't know the names of your gliders' mom and dad then they shouldn't be being bred in the first place, imo. Also, by ensuring that a joey has at LEAST the parents and grandparents known then even if someone buys 2 joeys that are unknowingly related, then they won't possibly be closer then 2nd cousins, which would make their COI a mere 1.6%, which is fine.
Those are just a couple of the things that come to mind, but I'd love to hear other ideas everyone might have.
What do you guys think? Maybe if we rally together then we can form a few guidelines to propose to the big guns upstairs. If there's enough support then, hopefully, it will be taken into serious consideration!