Who Shall Talk About Reptiles??

[reptastic]

Well you cant cuddle with a tegu either but we keep them, whats the difference

 

[BlackendMetalDeathHead666]

i just woke up so im gonna be lazy on this reply lol. roast, i want a albino crocodile, alligator, and camen in my sanctuary of every species in those catagories and i love tarantulas as well other person and as for display, like, ok yes in a way they are your pets wether reptile or scorpion whatever, but at the same time there is a very, different almost, PRIDE for m,eeting their needs and keeping hem alive and thriving. almost like a personal conservation thing in a way. i use it to study them as well help somehting that may not make it in the wild if released into it which is why i buy captive bred. as for wild caught. i think it should be left int he wild UNLESS they are in dangerd. thats the only time i support owning a wild caught because in that sanero ithink they need a little help and itd be good to keep them and breed them and releas,e breed, release, to help them. we need them on this planet just as much as they need us some times.

 

[james.w]

i really dont actually understand a display pet because its just you dhowing off... and how exactly do you get cuddly with a scorpion???!

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mispelled showing

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What do you mean by showing off? My animals aren't display animals, but they are completely different from my cats.

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There is a pet shop in So Cal that has a 6' water monitor that free roams the store. I was there this past weekend and there was 5 kids petting him at once and he just calmly laid there.

 

[roastedspleen]

i mean caimens and alligators and stuff to big to actually hold or even attempt to touch because they would rip you up

 

[james.w]

i mean caimens and alligators and stuff to big to actually hold or even attempt to touch because they would rip you up

I can't think of the guys names, but google python hunters. Two of the guys from that show keep crocs. They have albinos.

 

[roastedspleen]

Well you cant cuddle with a tegu either but we keep them, whats the difference

heres proof you can! it took me like 5 seconds on a youtube search
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMiU-CBlZ40&feature=related

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i mean caimens and alligators and stuff to big to actually hold or even attempt to touch because they would rip you up

I can't think of the guys names, but google python hunters. Two of the guys from that show keep crocs. They have albinos.

unless the animal was born with humans or drugged it would not hesitate
to rip an arm off...

 

[james.w]

You didn't say anything about keeping a wild caught croc, you said a croc.

 

[roastedspleen]

well even raised by hand they still have natural instincts....

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an animal stays an animal it cant turn into a human

 

[james.w]

well even raised by hand they still have natural instincts....

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an animal stays an animal it cant turn into a human

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Yes, but this is true with ALL animals, they are always animals. Tegus can remove a finger from your hand as well.

 

[reptastic]

I cant see the video on this phone, however i will say you cant cuddle up with a tegu or any reptile like a dog/cat, sure you hold them, hug them, pet them ect. But to think that a reptile will want to cuddle up with you is far fetched, i had a 4 foot tegu that i could hold like a baby, does that means she liked it, absolutly not, as far as crocodilians they are huge predators, a caiman is smaller than say a crocodile or an alligator but there are some that can do some damage, there are people that keep them, some mmay be calmer than others but as with any reptile c.b.b or w.c they are still wild and can still bite so you have to take the necessary precautions when dealing with them

 

[BlackendMetalDeathHead666]

dont end up like the chick on who tried petting her Gaboon Viper or the man whos monitors ate his body.

 

[james.w]

dont end up like the chick on who tried petting her Gaboon Viper or the man whos monitors ate his body.

Are you talking about Fatal Attractions???

 

[BlackendMetalDeathHead666]

yush!!!

 

[james.w]

That show was a joke. Don't believe anything you saw on there. I have seen dogs eat their owner under the same circumstances. It is just a survival instinct.

 

[BlackendMetalDeathHead666]

lol i was trying to be a smartass when i posted that lol.

 

[james.w]

HAHA .. ok, you never know what people believe.

 

[BlackendMetalDeathHead666]

dude, there was this guy at one of my old jobs, i caught some kind of lizard one day, and he screams how its venmous and called 911 because it bit me, and i told him it wasnt, so then they tried getting me in trouble when they showed up for lieing to them when i never called, and then anther time this guy was in a pet store and i was handling i think it was a red tail boa but which type im unsure, anyways, he goes on a rant cursing and yelling how all snakes are venmous and they will all kill you and the owner was freaking out trying to calm every one down and i got tired of the guy crying and moaning and throwing his weight of stupidity around so i kneed him and punched him right in the chin as he came down lmfao!! granted i find it funny when someone asks me, ARE BOAS POISONUS?? lmfao or pythons ect. people are so uneducated to the world they live in.

 

[reptastic]

Im really starting to hate that show, it seems like everytime people find out i keep reptiles they always mention that episode

 

[BlackendMetalDeathHead666]

it is in all honesty a bit annoying? one reason i love reptiles so much is because theyre so misunderstood and unrightfully judged and not accepted just because of their appearances and scales ect. i will always fight for them. people need to stop giving them a bad name.

 

[reptastic]

That is true, thats the reason i have been facinated with them also, i find it annoying when people ask "why i dont have normal pets like dogs or cats" i respond "for me this is a normal pet" lol

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Eeek lmao that must have shut him up, some people have no clue as to how ignorant they are, i have heard people say all snakes are venomous, i just ask were are the venom glands on a python/boa and why dont they have just 2 large fangs like a cobra or a viper Still havnt got an answer to that question lol