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Genuspython
at Sun Jul 6 11:43:52 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Genuspython ]
Frank, I do so enjoy a fruity debate however I do not usually respond to name calling as I find it somewhat immature. Fool I maybe. You state you have at one time bred Crocodile Monitors and because of people like me you no longer do so... begs two questions, firstly by implication you have at some time sold and profited from the sale of said species too, how do I put it... people like me. If you state you have never supplied a Croc to an unsuitable owner then where does your concern lie. Secondly, have you indirectly caused injury to person/persons by your profiteering. I do not disagree that this has not happened at all but who are these people who have sustained severe local damage from Croc bites if not your customers..you? By the fact you did supply and now do not suggests you yourself was once naive. We can all be forgiven that.
You state…They all have weapons and will eventually use them. This I agree with this however I treat my adult Retics with a considerably more caution and respect than I do a hatchling. Common sense really. At 10 foot Crocky will no longer be in my care as he has already become part of the European Zoo breeding Programme and is already placed. Genetically he is very valuable within Europe’s Zoos. But you didn’t know of my plans for Crocky did you Frank, then again you didn’t ask. He will not enter the pet trade by my doing unlike some of your examples.
I can only comment on my experiences to date. Would you wish I lie in the future to protect the innocent with tails of horror. I do not agree to Crocs becoming pets. Europe has banned all WC animals for some time… remember Crocky is the ONLY CB specimen in Europe. The concern over pet ownership and personal injury to a naďve keeper remains on your side of the pond. Maybe you should become a little more constructive given your personal experiences and couch opinions and lobby your authorities, maybe you have who knows. This shall ensure people like me do not fall foul to impulse and purchase such a dangerous reptile from unscrupulous dealers. As you state pound or kilo, per pound or kilo, Croc monitors are…. well you know
NOTE: it took almost a year to import a Croc Monitor into Europe from placing an order. Impulse purchase Crocky was not. Max
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