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HappyHillbilly
at Mon Jun 11 14:41:03 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HappyHillbilly ]
Judging from your title I think you might've misunderstood what I meant with my "I'll take those kinda rants all day long" comment.
I didn't mean that I blew you off, in fact, just the opposite. I guess what I was trying to say was that I felt it was a good rant.
I believe all living, breathing, things were designed to reproduce. This is an area purposely left out of the "pet" trade. (You know what I mean.)
All the years I've kept snakes, I never had a desire to breed them, mostly because the ones I kept were so common & already exploited and I didn't want to add to that. Last year I bred snakes for the first time in over 30 yrs.
I watched my burmese pythons grow up together, being housed together the whole time. I watched them mate. I watched her make a nest & lay her eggs. I watched her incubate those eggs. Now they're about to hatch, hopefully. Absolutely one of the greatest experiences of my life, observing the whole process, step-by-step. Fascinating, intriguing, educational.
Hopefully one of these days I'll enjoy the same experience with one monitor species or another. I can only imagine how fun & interesting it would be to watch them function in a group.
And you're also right about how an animal reared with anything other than its own kind, is anything but what its supposed to be. I had a miniature billy goat one time that grew up with 3 dogs. The goat was a dog. I kid (pun?) you not. He would literally chase cars. Dangdest thing you've ever seen.
Thanks for your insight, its appreciated and given serious consideration.
Have a good one!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American
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RE: You will, then I will keep going - HappyHillbilly, Mon Jun 11 14:41:03 2007