I would NEVER CONDONE a breeder....I would CONDEMN many of them, however. You have no right to breed these animals, unless you have a degree in animal husbandry or some related field and the breeding is being done in a zoo that is working to preserve a species. I do NOT believe the average citizen has a right to do this. It is WRONG WRONG WRONG. Somehow I missed somewhere the connection of you rescuing these exotics to buying babies on the net (or anywhere else for that matter). Rescue should be for injured animals or animals that, for one reason or another, cannot be returned to the wild. Why don't you just concentrate on your child and Mystic? I appreciate the fact that you are trying to educate young people about these animals, but can't you do it as a volunteer at the zoo and go to schools from there? Just asking.