Just My Opinion!!!

tightsqueeze · 03-03-03, 11:09 AM

ok I see alot of people saying that people shouldn't buy a Burmese Python or any snake that has a rather large growth potental if they can't house it as an adult and I TOTALY agree...but to be honest with you I think Geckos are starting to take over the large snakes spot on the podium.

I am always surfing the forums and looking in the classifieds and occasionaly you will see someone selling a large snake ,be it a burm ,retic ,etc.
But I can guarentee you will ALWAYS see Geckos for sale alot of times people will just give them away....now don't get me wrong they are cute little buggers , but i just can't say I agree with so many people breeding so many of them , and some of the prices I see on these little gaffers is outragious......

Like I said this was just my opinion !!!!

Jay

BWSmith · 03-03-03, 11:42 AM

I think with geckos being given away it more of getting bored with the little sticky toes than not being able to handle it. It is a valid observation, and I agree that too pany people are probably breeding them. But it is not an animal that will outgrow you. I think getting bored witht he animal is the driving factor. As far as the massive amount of breeding. Geckos are often a first lizard and they are easy to breed. Too many people with pipe dreams of making a living breeding herps. It is few and far between that herps are the sole source of income.

Xetox · 03-03-03, 11:57 AM

Aint that the truth.....I breed for the enoyment of it! The extra income I make off of it is nice but in no way would it ever support me! Basicaly it pays for the equipment and new speices and supplys so it dont cost me to play with my hobbie

But it has takin alog time to get to that point!

tightsqueeze · 03-03-03, 12:48 PM

lol thyats funny.... no BWSmith i didn't mean that Geckos are going to out grow us ...lol
my point was only that they are getting up there with all the animal mass breed and you get board of them qhick ...lol

cheers
jay

chas*e · 03-03-03, 01:01 PM

I have Snakes because Geckos SCARE me....

teK_n9ine · 03-03-03, 01:13 PM

Tightsqueeze:

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my point was only that they are getting up there with all the animal mass breed and you get board of them qhick ...lol

It seems you get bored of all your animals just as quick, it seems you have gone through more animals in the last 6 months then the Biggest African exporter.

tightsqueeze · 03-03-03, 02:30 PM

who are you teK_n9ine?????
do i know you?
if you only joined in january of this year then how do you know anything about me let alone the past 6 months when you have only been here for 2???

teK_n9ine · 03-03-03, 02:41 PM

not all members register the same day they come to the site. I have been coming here for about 9 months now, but only decided to join in January. Nice try though sherlock. No, you dont know me.

tightsqueeze · 03-03-03, 02:51 PM

then what are you talking about when your saying i get board of my animals quickly and i have gone through alot in like 6 months?????

if you don't know me then who are you to say that ?

Alicewave · 03-03-03, 02:57 PM

Wow, this thread is getting a little nasty...

BWSmith · 03-03-03, 02:57 PM

Now kids. Let's play nice. If you make a really bold statement you need to qualify it. If you don't it sounds like just picking on him/her/it. If you qualify it, then it is different. Don't make me send both of you to Time Out with no cookies

ballpython5000 · 03-03-03, 02:58 PM

is there any truth behind that statement or is it just slander?

tightsqueeze · 03-03-03, 02:58 PM

no i just want to know why this guy is making staments about someone he knows NOTHING about!
thants all im not pissed or nothing just curious

tightsqueeze · 03-03-03, 03:00 PM

[QUOTE]is there any truth behind that statement or is it just slander?

truth behind what stament?

BWSmith · 03-03-03, 03:00 PM

By the same token, you dont know who HE/SHE/It is. They may know everything about you.