Possible Brain Issues w/ Milk Snake?

[Cricket1234]

Originally Posted by TRD

Don't worry Young milk has a lot to learn. I sometimes wonder how they even manage to feed in the wild, or maybe it's no wonder they are cold blooded, maybe its an evolution grown out of the inability to properly feed themselves =)

Lol. I remember seeing a post saying that "snakes aren't pets and should be free in the wild" on yahoo. I would love to show them my snake just to show that he would have no chance in the wild

[GyGbeetle]

Originally Posted by Cricket1234

Lol. I remember seeing a post saying that "snakes aren't pets and should be free in the wild" on yahoo. I would love to show them my snake just to show that he would have no chance in the wild

There's a reason why wild bred snakes have such large clutches. It gives their blood line a chance at survival, because most of them don't make it past the first month. Between congenital issues, feeding issues, being prey to other animals, feeding off of each other, etc.... They have more opportunities to die in the wild than when captive bred. In fact, there are some species of snakes that are protected and/or endangered that don't have captive bred counterparts. some of this is caused by human invasion of their ecosystems. Captivity ensures a species continued survival. Yes, sometimes I feel that breeders are playing g*d in a sense. But when you look at these conservation programs around the world, you can see that we're just ensuring the survival of our planet earth. Pretty morphs are great, but what about a snake, on the protected list, having a clutch of 5-6 babies, all make it, and be shipped out to research facilities or educational zoos to help propagate that species?

[Scubadiver59]

Well, there are various circles that feel that some humans need to be bred out of the system to ensure our survival. But for some reason, it hasn't captured much attention lately...

Save the Snakes!!!

Originally Posted by GyGbeetle

There's a reason why wild bred snakes have such large clutches. It gives their blood line a chance at survival, because most of them don't make it past the first month. Between congenital issues, feeding issues, being prey to other animals, feeding off of each other, etc.... They have more opportunities to die in the wild than when captive bred. In fact, there are some species of snakes that are protected and/or endangered that don't have captive bred counterparts. some of this is caused by human invasion of their ecosystems. Captivity ensures a species continued survival. Yes, sometimes I feel that breeders are playing g*d in a sense. But when you look at these conservation programs around the world, you can see that we're just ensuring the survival of our planet earth. Pretty morphs are great, but what about a snake, on the protected list, having a clutch of 5-6 babies, all make it, and be shipped out to research facilities or educational zoos to help propagate that species?