Whats the difference between “captive bred” “captive born” and “captive farmed” reptiles?
Captive bred means both parents are captives, and they mate and the female lays eggs or have live young in captivity. Captive born means that the female may have been wild caught but laid eggs or gave birth in captivity. Captive farmed means they were probably kept under semi-natural conditions, such as an outdoor enclosure with many different individuals. Red-eared sliders are often farmed this way. Captive bred individuals are usually kept indoors in cages, and only a few individuals are kept in a cage. Captive bred animals often come in many fancy varieties not found in nature, such as leucistic or albino. Also, captive bred animals tend to come from parents that have exceptional color patterns, although the prettiest animals are often kept by the breeder as future breeding stock. Captive farmed animals are often kept in unsanitary conditions, and may transmit salmonella if the reptiles came in contact with human fecal matter. Captive bred reptiles often do carry salmonella, but the
