Anyone who gives a rat's(or mouse's)ass about their reptile pet should really reconsider the animals long term needs and health.Would you treat it's care like a cat or dog if it get's sick?I did and here's what I got.I've had many reptiles over 20 years time and this is what happened to the supposedly(sp?) tough reptiles.1 iguana of 3 years hit it's stomach climbing from a limb and ruptured it's spleen and bled to death internally before I made it to the Vet.Iguana #2 at 4 years old got a Cancerous skin conition that caused black sores and no Vet here could fix and had to put down(out of my respect for inhuman life).My 5 year old Dumerils monitor got Cancer in a rear leg,huge tumor($600)and it came back 6 months later.2 savs were killed by Vets who gave them doses of medication that left them immobile in the late 80's.A 12 year old Sav that had cataracts died of a stroke like seizure.My sweetpea (4 year old Blackthroat)just died from unknown parasites (cost me $400)to tell me nothing.Sweetpea saved me $200 by dieing here and me buring her in my garden.It still sucks bad!!!!!!!My Prehensile tail skink I've had for 15 years and she won't die or get sick.Go figure.If you care.If you think they are disposable animals as many do,I feel sorry for them more than you.Please don't look at them as something to show off to your friends but as living creatures that didn't choose you and need help.NUff said by me.I love to rant for no reason but to put things into perspective.I repesct all living anaimals(except my ex wives)KIDDING! I respect one of them PLEASE THINK before you buy!

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• Buying a new Reptile(Reality check)long - BRG, Tue Jun 20 14:37:01 2006
• RE: Buying a new Reptile(Reality check)l - phantompoo, Tue Jun 20 15:23:24 2006
• I know what you mean................ - bighurt, Tue Jun 20 16:08:52 2006
• RE: I know what you mean................ - polydaedalus, Thu Jun 22 08:28:07 2006
• RE: The death and life of reptiles. - FR, Thu Jun 22 10:17:23 2006
• RE: The death and life of reptiles. - Lucien, Thu Jun 22 22:36:56 2006