The article’s lead author is Rick Shine. He’s a top notch and highly accomplished scientist and for herp research, arguably the greatest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Shine#Honours_and_awards Thanks for the post.
I wouldn’t say I see mine as a commodity, they’re all still very much pets to me — I give them each a name and learn their personalities and mannerisms — some are bold and curious, some are shy, some are a little more defensive, and some seem to think every time I open their tub it’s feeding time 
But that’s just me, I can see maybe other breeders end up changing their views to be less “pet” and more, as you called it, a “commodity”
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