Its there anybody out there that is keeping hogs not in shoeboxes and would like to share your observations?



For you shoebox keepers, I have no need to use shoe/sweater boxes, and for several reasons, One is, I am one of the founders of that method. So I do have some understanding of its benefits and its drawbacks and it has both.



I cannot hose lots of hogs, so there is no need for that. And I do have lots of space.



Also, I am a fan of behavior, not only keepers behavior(as odd as it is) more importantly the snakes behavior. And I understand everything we do limits that, and shoeboxes take that to the extreme.



I tend to approach animals in a naive way, that is, I know nothing, they know everything. Its fun that way. I get no joy in telling animals what to do, oh except my dog.



I little history, I am not a newbie to snakes, been keeping and breeding them for a long time, 1959 or so, and kings since 1964. I have bred three types of hogs, easterns, pygmys and mexicans, but all were a very long time ago, over thirty years ago.



So to me, its more then just breeding them, which is why I am taking the approach I am taking.



It appears my approach scares some folks, I apologise for that, really theres nothing I can do to change that. I cannot change my history and I do not want to change yours. I do wonder why some folks are so insecure, They come off as successful, and if so, why would you care or be bothered by what anyone else does? AGain, as a fan of behavior, that does interest me, but only in a casual way.



I am also a fan of all these beautiful morphs, and unlike many field guys, I think its great.



So if you have something to share with me, I thank you for that. Cheers



P.S. Troy, that was really weird, I had no intentions or insinuations directed at you. Up to that point, you were the only one to offer me anything of use. But if your skin is that thin, its best your hands stay clean. Sorry

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