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RE: No such thing as a problem snake?

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Posted by: DISCERN at Sat Jul 27 22:40:06 2013   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DISCERN ]  
   

" The bottom line is, some snakes are born healthy and can thrive either in the wild or captivity while others cannot. The good news is, hognose are a species that generally do quite well in captivity, but obviously there are a few out there that challenge us sometimes leaving us wondering what it is we might be doing wrong, but the absolute truth is, not every hatchling that is born is going to be 100% perfect healthwise and it has absolutely nothing to do with husbandry, some are just defective whether it's genetic or caused by external environmental issues such as incorrect incubation temps or several other factors. "

Perfectly stated, and the best post in this whole mess so far.

At first, you should always look at your husbandry. That is a given, and somewhat common sense. Duh. But..always blaming the husbandry, to be the be-all end-all, of any problems is actually living in denial about the fact that, like you said, not every hatchling is born 100 % healthwise. Been proven. Time and time again. Tell that to someone who has studied reptile biology and medicine. This thing called " Science " is a scawy word.....

Everyone who has kept snakes, a large amount, or bred, for a long time, has experienced either some baby snake born that did not do well, or had a snake in their collection die, after thriving for years on end, for no apparent given reason.

Same with other animals.

Same with humans. I was born two months early, and was completely jacked up physically, and was supposed to die. I was in the hospital for months. Good thing the doctors didn't pull what many breeders do, and stick me in the freezer in a deli cup because I was not doing well at first, much less not being the newest and biggest morph out there.

HA HA!!!!

I remember the doctors telling my mom and dad, that their husbandry was not good enough.

HA HA!

We could go all day on this....( snicker )

Great post Troy!! As usual, you completely hit the nail on the head.
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