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jobi
at Wed Jun 13 00:36:02 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jobi ]
Yap the same happens in animal shops where theirs plenty of passer-by, they get use to the commotion quickly, the problem is when there’s not enough commotion, then they dart to the nearest hide at first sight, in my case sins I am alone and only ˝h a day in the reptile room, if my animals don’t get use to my presence, I never get to see them. Many keepers have a similar experience then mine. Don’t forget some species or even locals are a lot more timid, I heard a funny thing tonight about a guy with a pair of prasinus who after 12 months still cant see them and don’t know if both are feeding well, that’s crazy.
How are your nil’s today? Do they come to you or do you have to grab them? These are 2 very deferent things, the first is about submission, the second about trust. It’s a personal choice but I don’t want any submissive relations with any animals. It’s not fun as it prohibits normal behaviours.
I understand you find all this funny, I use to see the same as you 20 years ago, I believed the keeper must be the dominant one, however this is a one way affair and soon we find this type of relation limited.
I cant handle most of my captives, however most will follow me around and some will climb on me, all will mate and do just about anything monitors do right in front of me, this was my objective with them. I never wanted a lap lizard to watch TV, for this I have a dog and a cat, even then they don’t do this stuff, I guess they have more interesting things to do?
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RE: Why African monitors are safer… - jobi, Wed Jun 13 00:36:02 2007