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quote:Dres' snake will be kept at an animal shelter awaiting instructions from police or Dres' family, said Andy Mahlman, spokesman for the Cincinnati Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
What are the options? It is too large to be safely handled so: Release it to someone else that may be killed by the snake? Take it to the Everglades and release it (like so many morons do now)? Euthanize it? This is why owners of exotic pets really annoy me. They have no comprehension of the potential consequences of having a cute little pet that will grow into a full size predator, and require some drastic action on their part. It is unfair to the animal, unfair to their neighbors, and ultimately unfair to them.
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quote:Originally posted by hardhead: This is why owners of exotic pets really annoy me.
I own exotic pets (two lizards and three toads) and I can assure you we're not all irresponsible. Perhaps your statement should be revised?
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Not all exotic pet owners are irresponsible. It's just that when you get this cute little red boa that wraps itself around your finger and gives you a little squeeze, it IS really cute and adorable, etc. Three years later, cute little "Bo" no longer eats baby mice, he eats grown rats, and he scares the crap out of me every time I visit my brother. Bo wrapped himself around my arm one time and I thought I was going to lose my hand. Brother brought Bo out at one of his parties, which are known for heavy drinking and raucous behavior. Bo even bit my nephew when nephew was trying to extract him from behind the dresser so as to get him back into his cage so he could be fed. My brother has said many times that he didn't realize Bo was going to get quite so big. What is Brother going to do if he has to get rid of Bo?????
Posts: 22 | From: Katy, TX | Registered: Aug 2006
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quote:Originally posted by Marci157: Not all exotic pet owners are irresponsible. It's just that when you get this cute little red boa that wraps itself around your finger and gives you a little squeeze, it IS really cute and adorable, etc. Three years later, cute little "Bo" no longer eats baby mice, he eats grown rats, and he scares the crap out of me every time I visit my brother. Bo wrapped himself around my arm one time and I thought I was going to lose my hand. Brother brought Bo out at one of his parties, which are known for heavy drinking and raucous behavior. Bo even bit my nephew when nephew was trying to extract him from behind the dresser so as to get him back into his cage so he could be fed. My brother has said many times that he didn't realize Bo was going to get quite so big. What is Brother going to do if he has to get rid of Bo?????
Your brother might be irresponsible with any pet.
Buying ANY animal because it's 'cute' as a baby is irresponsible. Taking a boa to a party where someone can get hurt is reckless. (Not insulting you Marci157)
Edit to correct my irresponsable spelling mistakes.
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Pikey Queen, I've seen your av hundreds of times and I can't figure out for the life of me, what it is. What is going on in that pic? It looks like someone shaking the heck out of evergreen boughs. But, I doubt that's right.
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quote:Originally posted by tagurit: Pikey Queen, I've seen your av hundreds of times and I can't figure out for the life of me, what it is. What is going on in that pic? It looks like someone shaking the heck out of evergreen boughs. But, I doubt that's right.
Tag,
It's a clip from the movie Edward Scissorhands. He's gardening.
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i'm a figment of my own imagination, sometimes i don't exist Posts: 1099 | From: Kitsap County, WA | Registered: Oct 2002
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I do not see why you think you could not re-home the snake. It is not more dangerous now. A dog that has shown agression is a very different matter from a snake that has reflexively strangled someone. The dog has intentionality, in all likelihood the snake does not. Besides, there are rescue places that would take the animal. I wish there would be more stringant liscensing for exotics or even non-domesticated native animals. I think too many irresponsible owners give serious owners a bad name.There do exist people who actually plan to get an animal rather than pick it up on the spur of the moment because it was cute. They learn about the animal: how to care for it, how to house it, how big it will get and what temperment it is likely to have. Then, having learned that, they actually do it: they have adequate housing prepared for the animal to come home to, with proper food and toys if applicable. They feed and bathe it and handle it so that it becomes tame over time. And they continue to do this until the animal passes away. It is just that these types of owners do not make the news, and are not likely to come to anyone's attention.
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What many impulse exotic pet owners don't realize is that they are dealing with a wild animal, not a domestic one. Even if the animal becomes acclimatized to your presence and even responds favorably to you, it is still a wild animal. Too many people project human qualities and emotions onto their pets (both domestic and exotic) and expect the animals to adapt to living with people. In reality, it is the peopple who need to adapt to living with the animals. I have, and have had exotic pets. I do not impulsively buy any pet. I research and assess the suitability of that pet to my family's life, and whether we can adjust to the pet's requirements. There are several animals I would love to have because I find them fascinating, but choose not to because I know that I could not adapt my home to suit them. All generalizations, like this one, are inacurate so some examples.
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