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My main reason for not being willing to take one is I promised myself early into the hobby I wouldn't support the trade of WC rosea. Their native population is being raped by the pet trade. Regardless of the conditions it is in I feel that "rescuing them" is supporting this. There is no way such a slow growing species can keep up with how many are taken each year. Im not going to be surprised when they end up endangered.

[QUOTE="MatthewM1, post: 38014, member: 3019"] My main reason for not being willing to take one is I promised myself early into the hobby I wouldn't support the trade of WC rosea. Their native population is being raped by the pet trade. Regardless of the conditions it is in I feel that "rescuing them" is supporting this. There is no way such a slow growing species can keep up with how many are taken each year. Im not going to be surprised when they end up endangered. [/QUOTE]

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