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jmartin104
at Sun Feb 12 09:57:12 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jmartin104 ]
>> It's not ownership so much as disposal of the critters that sponsors want to control.
I am amazed at how many idiotic (for lack of better words) and apethetic people there are in this world - adults as well as kids. If we want to continue to enjoy our hobbies, we must be responsible. Unfortunately, the reptile industry has a negative image. I think there are quite a few owners that are quite capable of taking very good care of their animals. It's the ones who do not use their heads that make us look bad. Personally, I think owning any large boid such as a burm, rock or retic, should require something extra to track it. And I don't think pet stores should be able to sell them like candy. I was in a local pet store with a guy trying to sell a burm - about 6 foot long - and he was telling the would-be owner that it was full size. I was at a show where mom and dad were buying their teenage son a baby - 18 inch - american alligator from a big named breeder (Ball Python). The breeder was irresponsible and did not inform them that this cute little 'gator could soon make a short meal out of their son. I was amazed and walked up to mom and dad and asked "Do you know how big this little guy will get?". Of course they said no. After I told them it could easily reach 15' and they cannot be tamed (enough), they proceeded to buy it anyway. Gene pool needs more chlorine.
Bottom line: if you want to be treated as a responsible keeper, you have to be one first.
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles
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Personally, I see little wrong with it... - jmartin104, Sun Feb 12 09:57:12 2006