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Julian Garcia
at Thu Dec 1 02:19:35 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Julian Garcia ]
To put things in to prespective. There is alot of things we have leared over the years to give our chondros the best care possible.
Sure the rainforest of PNG is vast. However the population of morelia viridis is not. They are exposed to a lot of enviromental factors that can be fatal. We have the option (key word is option) to reduce these hazards mother nature has inforced upon them.
The reason you would want to keep a neonate in a smaller enclosure is along the same lines of why you would not want to give you chondro wild bird, or why you would not want to leave it out in an out side enclosure. Sure a small enclosure might sound miniscule in the grand scheme of things. But it's just another comfort feature we have discovered and of course we want our beloved pythons to be as comfortable as possible.
There are other reasons besides this. Chondro neonates are very fragile, Anyone who has the pleasure of rearing multiple animals over the years can reassure you with the above satement.
We are not all perfect, we do make mistakes. You really have to come in to chondro keeping with an open mind. Take the locality and designer debate with a grain of salt. However, people who have experience with these animals, you should not.
As Cathy said, you can and will do what you want with your animals. We just want to have to the best possible experience with these guys, we are not elitest in the least. Rather, passionate keepers who want to share our hobby with as many as possible.
As i said we are not all perfect, after i posted this photo below i swiftly got a few calls and emails about my water bowls. A few of the breeders Cathy mentioned suggest i not fill my water bowls so high as they have lost animals due to drowing in their bowls. Right after the first call i dummped 75% of the water out!I could have said "well, theres large pools of water in the rainforest, they will be fine" and learned this lesson (or not) the hard way. Again, i don't question a comfort we can provide these animals.
I hope this message does not offend you in any way.
Regards,
Julian G
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RE: How can there be such thing as "too big" and enclosure - Julian Garcia, Thu Dec 1 02:19:35 2005 