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ReneeValois
at Sat Sep 6 12:18:54 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ReneeValois ]
Amazingly enough, there are several Herp Society members who own alligators and keep them indoors (because the critters don't thrive outside in Minnesota winters, as you can imagine). Smiley is a six footer owned by Bill, who actually lets her wander around the house at will. He says she only defecates in her pool (that's apparently the natural thing for them) so Bill doesn't have to clean messes off his hardwood floors---and Smiley's very tame and NOT destructive---unlike Bill's huge tortoise, who has to be contained in a room so he doesn't chew up stuff around the house.
You’re certainly right about large snakes taking a lot of resources to care for. My husband said NO BIG SNAKES, which is probably just as well, otherwise I'd probably have gotten a baby retic from the nearby reptile shop---and I know you need 2 people to safely handle the big guys when they’re adults (& my husband would NOT be happy to help).
Yeah, a lot of people must buy animals such as gators just because they look cute as babies without any thought about the future! I’ve often looked at the little baby alligators that come in for adoption and said “they are so cute, if only they stayed that small, I’d get one!” How people can purchase an animal without knowing anything about how big they get or the care they require is beyond me---it’s so irresponsible! Yet you see the same thing every spring when parents buy kids baby bunnies for Easter and then dump them soon after. It’s sad.
LOL---When you’re ready for a gator, Steve Lighning, just let me know! We get them in regularly, and they sure don’t wander up to Minnesota on their own! 
>>lol aww no one wants to adopt a gators? well i cant blame them due to the size they get, the habitat they need and the food they need. i know for sure i wouldnt be able to care for one. thats exactly why i dont have any big snakes (burm, retic, annaconda). see i am smart enough to know that i dont have the resources to care for an animal that size neve rmind a gator, its too bad they people who got them in the first place didnt think of that. because from the sounds of it that prolly why you have so many. but i will tell you what... if and when i ever get really involved in herping to the point where i can properly house and care for a gator, i will come up and adopt one from you!
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>>-Stephen-
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>>-Steve Lightning-
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>>0.1 soon to be wifey (hopefully)
>>1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer-wifey's pooch)
>>1.0 norm corn (Jake aka grumpy old terdhead)
>>1.0 col redtail boa (Switch, formally known as Dixie)
>>0.1 ball python (Bella- wifey's baby girl)
>>0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Saphira)
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>>hopeful for not to distant future:
>>--Brazilian rainbow boas
>> 2 or 3 more? maybe a breeding trio or two pair
>>-- something for the wifey... my list got to big...
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Renee
1.0 BRB (Loki)
2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)
1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)
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Alligators and big snakes - ReneeValois, Sat Sep 6 12:18:54 2008