Uh-oh. I'm probably gonna' be in trouble

[BIGT FROM F.B.]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

I find it adorable when people who have no clue what their talking about try and come off like they do.

I know a handful of people (including myself) that were at a local council meeting and got the proposed all out exotic ban to convert to a 2 meter rule for snakes. That's not everything but it certainly proved your theory wrong.

Glad to know you're only willing to complain about it over the internet and not actually do anything about it.

.....and what would you suggest that I could get done about it.

[KORBIN5895]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

It's still of the same species.

I know here in Ontario you can't own Eastern hognose snakes. No matter where they came from. To the law it's all the same and I think it may have to do with releasing them into wild populations as well.

A captive animal can introduce bad things to wild populations too.

Imagine what would happen if the corn snake escaped and had crypto? It could potentially wipe out all of the indigenous corns.

Originally Posted by BIGT FROM F.B.

This may not be on the same level, but I have a 24" Red Bellied Pacu that I have been trying to sell for a while. Of course, a fish that large will be hard pressed to find a new home, especially since he is tropical and needs warm water year round. Does that mean I will do something irresponsible like releasing him locally up here to die? No. I will continue to take care of it like I always have and will with any animal I have.

Like the Burms and others that have taken over the Everglades, this could happen to any species of animal. I read an article several years ago about a teenage boy in south Flordia that had a Pacu in a tank that end up being too small for this fish. When that did happen, he released it in his next door neighbor's pond without telling him. Of course, the water stayed warm enough down there for it to survive. A few years later, the neighbor was fishing and caught it, not having a clue what it was. It weighed 36 pounds!!!

Pacu's are also supposed to be Omnivores, but I can tell you that is definitely not the case. Mine will eat other fish and will suck up a small mouse in the blink of an eye.

I think you should look up the meaning of omnivore.......

[psychocircus]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I think you should look up the meaning of omnivore.......

lol

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by BIGT FROM F.B.

.....and what would you suggest that I could get done about it.

Lots...look into your local council for open meetings. Find out how and what you need to make a proposal to change things.

Call your local office.

Start there.

[BIGT FROM F.B.]

Originally Posted by psychocircus

lol

Am I thinking of Herbivore????

Oh yeah.......
An omnivore /ˈomnɪvɔər/ meaning 'all-eater' (Latin, omnes, omnia, meaning "all" or "everything" and vorare meaning "to devour") is an animal that can derive its energy and nutrients from a diet consisting of a variety of sources that may include plants, animals, algae and fungi.[1]

[EL Ziggy]

Originally Posted by BIGT FROM F.B.

Thank you, my Georgian Brother. LOL!!! That's all I was trying to say starting this thread. I had no idea it was going to turn into an all-out, good ol' bar brawl. I wasn't bragging that I was a daring law breaker and that I dared anyone to try and stop me. LOL!. No, I was just talking about how absurd a lot of laws our Politicians think of and the tax payers money they waste to enforce something that dumb. Furthermore, I am not smashing anyone's views here, but those who think that the general public actually have a say anymore as to what laws are passed or not, I find that adorable the dream still lives on. Love all you guys/gals on here.

Power to the people T! See all the trouble you started Good luck with your next addition brother.