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VAReptileRescue
at Sun Jun 22 18:58:56 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by VAReptileRescue ]
I should have said that they are not "just a pet", rather than saying they aren't considered pets. ALL of my reptiles are my pets, but what I was trying to say is that I realize that these big ones are pets only in the sense that I am their caretaker. To think that they (or any reptile, for that matter) reciprocate my affection for them would be foolish... (I wish they did...) Oddly, people often ask me if my animals "love" me, as they see me cuddle and coo at them, like I do my fur-babies. I regretfully inform them otherwise, but it doesn't stop me from keeping on cooing...
Thanks for the great discussion. When you're ready for some Burms, let me know. ----- Bonnie Keller
VA Reptile Rescue
www.vareptilerescue.org
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