Another responsible Burm keeper

[snake_lover]

yes it did ,,Bw,ldydrgn .You guys know where i live and that we catch lots of boas that are set loose because they get 2 big etc etc . And aruba , they are killing the snakes because one stupid guy let them free look at aruba now ,the population from the birds iggy's and the owl's are getting eaten and the snakes get killed every day !
I'll say if you get snake and YOU know it will get big i'd say don't keep a large snake !i know a lot of ppl that sell theire snake cause they get 2 big. I find it BS you know the snake would get big why get one?!

And about gloves, I don't use any gloves with my snakes !if you are scared of getting bit by a lil snake ok use gloves ,Why ware gloves when you hold your snakes they will bite you in your face when you handle them lol,

[marisa]

Its just sad.

Its Burms, retics (although I hear of them less frequently than burms) Green Iguanas, and definitly red eared sliders.

All these animals are constantly mistreated, thrown away, set free, etc.

All these animals are also some of the hardest to care for in the herp world. Its really unfortunate that the ones that take long hours, hard work, and lots of cleaning, dont' get appreciated at all. People don't realize what the rescues are doing. Can you even IMAGINE taking care of 15 green iguanas? Or 20 Burmese Pythons that were dumped on your door. Its so sad.

I love all these species, amd I keep both Green Iguanas and Red Eared Slider..and BWSmith it is SUPER that you are helping...if more people would stop b*tching about burmese, iguanas and such and actually TAKE ACTION and go adopt one, things might start looking up.

Instead of buying that brand new reptile maybe more of us should start looking at places like
http://www.reptilerescue.on.ca and adopting these creatures that have been dumped.

At least that's a start.
Marisa

[Phantom]

Thanks for the link, I didn't know about that web site!

Phantom

[Xetox]

Here is a list of rescues in united states and other countrys, breaks them down into states and all that jaz!

http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/represcue.htm

[Hamster of Borg]

Sad... but I see it all the time here. I just don't get it... what makes people think that this is Burma and that their snake can survive in the wild here? I'm surprised the cable company didn't have the police press charges. I would have.

On the other topic... with all my burms, I do 'glove training'. First thing I do when I open the cage is tap them on the nose with a glove that I always use as a 'no food here' signal. It has worked pretty well for me, but I've never used one to avoid losing blood should I get bitten.

Ham