Funny quotes and stories...

[SnakeyJay]

We all hear alot of funny advice and stories about reptiles from mis-informed people or simply the un-informed lol. I thought it would be good to share some of the funny/wierd questions or remarks we get after seeing a similer thread on another forum.
I was buying lunch in work on thursday and was chatting to the guy in a cafe about my snakes.. after being asked if they have teeth, multiple times, i was then informed that its very careless of the government to allow "poisenous" boa's to be sold with no licence ....
And countless times ive heard
"it will only grow to the size of its enclosure"

"Snakes will sting you with their tongue"

And after sitting in my flat watching my snakes wonder around their vivs my friend asks " so they are real snakes then" lmao...

And of course almost everyone who doesnt own a snake has "a friend of a friend of a friend that i swear to god got sized up for dinner when their burm lay straight next to them"

Anyway feel free to share your amusing moments people

[Nismo89]

I heard this one while at Petco the other day
"you have to use heat rocks because heating pads overheat and burn your snake" That was a worker giving advice to someone just buying a corn. She also said "pine is one of the best beddings" I had to step in and warn the poor lady she would lose her snake if she took that woman's advice.

[SnakeyJay]

Unfortunately thats a common occurance in alot of pet shops..
Ive also had sooo many people try to tell me my corn would be big enough full grown to eat a baby. So if i started a family they'd all have to go...... yeh ok

[Nismo89]

Gotta love people who think they know what they are talking about. I got some horrible advice when I got my iguana too like "as they get older you have to feed them mice"

[SnakeyJay]

Originally Posted by Nismo89

Gotta love people who think they know what they are talking about. I got some horrible advice when I got my iguana too like "as they get older you have to feed them mice"

My friends got an iguana... i better tell him where hes been going wrong for so long...

[Nismo89]

I had a friend say his iguana died from over feeding and I found out he was feeding at least a mouse a day. I've read multiple places that its way to much protein for them and told him that. He didn't believe me and killed another iguana from it. Some people don't deserve reptiles they think because its a $20 animal its just an expendable pet.

[stephanbakir]

I sold a tiger (retic) to a woman a few years back, she called me a few months later saying it was losing weight and had never eaten in her care... After talking with her for a while I asked about what she had been trying to feed the animal, she smiled and told me "All of my animals are vegetarians" She had tried feeding it loads of mixed veggies and fruit.

[SnakeyJay]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

I sold a tiger (retic) to a woman a few years back, she called me a few months later saying it was losing weight and had never eaten in her care... After talking with her for a while I asked about what she had been trying to feed the animal, she smiled and told me "All of my animals are vegetarians" She had tried feeding it loads of mixed veggies and fruit.

...made me giggle. some people lol. Well i guess she gets points for trying.

[Jay]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

I sold a tiger (retic) to a woman a few years back, she called me a few months later saying it was losing weight and had never eaten in her care... After talking with her for a while I asked about what she had been trying to feed the animal, she smiled and told me "All of my animals are vegetarians" She had tried feeding it loads of mixed veggies and fruit.

Did you not teach her Basic care before purchasing?

[forza_inter]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

I sold a tiger (retic) to a woman a few years back, she called me a few months later saying it was losing weight and had never eaten in her care... After talking with her for a while I asked about what she had been trying to feed the animal, she smiled and told me "All of my animals are vegetarians" She had tried feeding it loads of mixed veggies and fruit.

lmao....epic fail

[stephanbakir]

I talked to her husband for about an hour, then gave them a paper with husbandry requirements, my phone number, and the name of the local herp vet.

[Nismo89]

It all comes down to how they want to care for the animal though unfortunately some people just want to do whats convenient for them and its heart breaking for the snake. I gave the lady at Petco buying a snake the url to this site in case she needed help. This site has helped me so much in just the short time I've been on here. If only more people had the will to just read and learn what it takes to care for these animals.

[SnakeyJay]

We each have a responsability to provide what each of our animals needs, not what is just easier for us. So keeping to the topic, any more stories or quotes lol?

[marvelfreak]

If you feed a Burmese python only once every two month it will never get bigger than it's cage.

[SnakeyJay]

Originally Posted by marvelfreak

If you feed a Burmese python only once every two month it will never get bigger than it's cage.

Yeh... malnutrition will do that. Always cheaper than a dwarf lol.