Your view of the reptile hobby

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by CosmicOwl

The comparison to killer whales is really silly. They're extremely intelligent and they also have deep emotional bonds with their family members that are often violently shattered when these parks move whales around. They also naturally roam over thousands of square miles of ocean, and the tanks most parks keep them in are the equivalent of snake rack systems. Often times the parks will store multiple unrelated whales in the same small holding tanks at night, which causes stress and fighting.

There are just no valid parallels between keeping killer whales and reptiles.

Don't meant to degrade your post, but I would say snake racks are not even comparable to keeping killer whales in those parks. Keeping snakes in racks has no where near the negative impact on the animal as keeping killer whales in those parks. Just want to exaggerate that point.

[CosmicOwl]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

Don't meant to degrade your post, but I would say snake racks are not even comparable to keeping killer whales in those parks. Keeping snakes in racks has no where near the negative impact on the animal as keeping killer whales in those parks. Just want to exaggerate that point.

I meant that they were similar in size. It's obviously much more traumatic for killer whales.

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by CosmicOwl

I meant that they were similar in size. It's obviously much more traumatic for killer whales.

Yes I know what you meant, I just wanted to exaggerate the difference between the two.