YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE!!! Are we accepting ALL the aspects of keeping live reptiles in captivity? How in the world would the vet be able to predict how long boa A, B or C would pass on during euthanasia!!!? Its so easy to place blame, instead of thinking, looking at records you kept on your boas(most do not) or other reasons your boa went down hill. Have all of you that are judging the vet done fecals on every boa in your collection before letting it come in contact with another boa? That is part of the responcibility we should take on in keeping reptiles in captivity! Most don't even worm their dogs anually...all dogs that step out doors can get worms!!!!! How many of you that judge the vet, have "cleaned out" new purchases or done fecal exams..whether captive or WC before introducing them into your boa collections? Very few I'd guess! The not knowing and emotions, as in my last post, are clouding your judgements..not the fact that many are driven by litters, sales on the classifieds,the market value of that locality or "color morph" and the lack of accepting the ethics and morality of keeping reptiles captive in herpetoculture!

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• Very disturbing... - michaelburton, Thu Mar 30 13:10:11 2006
• RE: Very disturbing... - voodoomagik, Thu Mar 30 13:17:33 2006
• RE: Very disturbing... - JOEP123, Thu Mar 30 13:25:31 2006
• RE: Very disturbing... - Ajax, Fri Mar 31 07:15:49 2006
• RE: Very disturbing... - ajfreptiles, Thu Mar 30 13:54:10 2006
• A liver... - ChrisGilbert, Thu Mar 30 13:57:45 2006
• RE: A liver... - michaelburton, Thu Mar 30 14:02:40 2006
• Other considerations... - ChrisGilbert, Thu Mar 30 14:07:08 2006
• RE: Other considerations... - srsnakes, Thu Mar 30 14:51:16 2006
• Thank you - michaelburton, Thu Mar 30 17:20:25 2006
• RE: Other considerations... - globalsnakes, Fri Mar 31 00:04:28 2006
• Just reading your story... - Psycodelic, Thu Mar 30 14:48:43 2006
• Am I the only one.... - robertmcphee, Thu Mar 30 15:33:54 2006
• RE: Am I the only one.... - toine, Thu Mar 30 16:00:09 2006
• RE: Am I the only one.... - globalsnakes, Fri Mar 31 01:07:14 2006
• RE: still ,,he could wait 10 minutes - toine, Fri Mar 31 04:24:42 2006
• Bob... - michaelburton, Thu Mar 30 17:13:21 2006
• le sigh* sorry to hear of your loss! - dnreptiles, Thu Mar 30 18:29:28 2006
• RE: So sorry to hear about that - boas_etc, Thu Mar 30 18:47:26 2006
• RE: Very disturbing... - VolcomHerp, Thu Mar 30 19:34:56 2006
• Michael, Sorry to hear about... - cnb2, Thu Mar 30 21:05:18 2006
• thank you all for the kind words. - michaelburton, Fri Mar 31 14:27:12 2006
• Herptile hearts beat way after death... - joeysgreen, Sat Apr 1 06:41:24 2006
• RE: Herptile hearts beat way after death... - mike_panic, Sat Apr 1 08:56:20 2006