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FR
at Wed Feb 20 12:26:31 2013 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
Now we are getting somewhere, actually talking about what a snake is doing.
Again, let me set my context(where I am coming from) I am both a field herper and a keeper. I have been doing both consistantly for over 50 years(not that smart huh?)
Anyway, it took all that time to realize the what they do down, is more important then what they do up. In nature, all these reptiles spend over 90%(percentage varies by species) of their active time, IN. That is, in the groud, inside hollows, crevices, burrows. Coming into our world(up) for brief periods. So I base my thoughts on how they use down as well as up. Most feed underground, breed underground, of course nest underground, thermoregulate underground, etc. But do get place to place, above ground. And if suitable, bask above ground.
As you mentioned, each individual as its own "fear factor" and related behaviors. The smaller they are the more they have to fear. And yes, they do get over those fears if allowed.
I have to question the tuna scenting, That blows my mind. And yes, it works. But it has not a dang thing to do with hogs, no tuna in them hills(actually flatlands). Our neonate albino and het, both required scenting. Whats funny is, the main species of toad our local mexican hogs consume is GREEN TOADS. I have one to scent with and they did not go for that. hahahahahahahahaha but tuna, they did.
As soon as they were big enough to eat fuzzies, they did not need scenting. dang its snowing outside, hahahahahahahaha more later
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- Heating for Westerns - GoHogWild, Mon Feb 18 23:48:13 2013
- RE: Heating for Westerns - FR, Tue Feb 19 18:13:44 2013
- RE: Heating for Westerns - GoHogWild, Wed Feb 20 11:14:06 2013
RE: Heating for Westerns - FR, Wed Feb 20 12:26:31 2013
- RE: Heating for Westerns - GoHogWild, Thu Feb 21 18:10:22 2013
- RE: Heating for Westerns - FR, Thu Feb 21 19:23:02 2013
- Agreed! - GoHogWild, Thu Feb 21 23:16:57 2013
- RE: Agreed! - FR, Fri Feb 22 09:24:34 2013
- I have seen enough. - Gregg_M_Madden, Fri Feb 22 13:56:12 2013

- RE: I have seen enough. - FR, Fri Feb 22 15:07:32 2013
- RE: I have seen enough. - GoHogWild, Fri Feb 22 15:25:06 2013
- RE: Agreed! - GoHogWild, Fri Feb 22 15:41:02 2013
- RE: I have seen enough. - Gregg_M_Madden, Fri Feb 22 17:11:24 2013
- RE: Agreed! - Gregg_M_Madden, Fri Feb 22 18:10:44 2013

- RE: I have seen enough. - Gregg_M_Madden, Sat Feb 23 03:45:42 2013
- RE: I have seen enough. - FR, Sat Feb 23 11:36:56 2013
- RE: I have seen enough. - GoHogWild, Sat Feb 23 14:31:13 2013
- RE: Agreed! - FR, Sun Feb 24 11:21:08 2013
- RE: Agreed! - FR, Sun Feb 24 12:53:57 2013
- RE: Frank, please read what I am saying. - Gregg_M_Madden, Sun Feb 24 18:10:10 2013
- RE: Frank, please read what I am saying. - FR, Sun Feb 24 21:17:03 2013
- RE: I have seen enough. - FR, Mon Feb 25 09:46:50 2013
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