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Carmichael
at Fri Dec 12 20:53:58 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carmichael ]
Those comments are pretty offending to me since my wildlife center does a lot of work with special populations. The snake isn't "retarded", only the inept owners when they make those types of comments. Remember, burms like all wild snakes are hardwired to do certain things. They are genetically programmed to do certain things. When you look at the environment that this species comes from, they are not normally exposed to such cold temperatures and as such, don't know how to react to it. So, it is the owner's fault for not providing the proper thermal gradient (which means that the coldest those temps should ever get is in the upper 70's/low 80's). Take a close look at your set up and make the necessary corrections. Don't take this too personally, I just tend to say things like they are.
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Not a real good choice of words.... - Carmichael, Fri Dec 12 20:53:58 2003