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so i will start with this...

what is bonding?

i suspect it has to be more than tolerance of another's presence without killing the other?

aside from not being able to eat all the food before others show up, not killing the others or females breeding with a finite number of males, what else is there?

do they communicate?
do they lead others to water, shelter, new experiences?
do they protect one another, clean one another, teach one another?
are they happy? are they distressed when they are away from the herd?

w-h-a-t i-s b-o-n-d-i-n-g?
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alcohol, tobacco and firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency

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Observing them in a cage by themsleves with set temps and deciding when to feed is hardly natural or healthy for the snakes.

Bluerosy

You are doing what suits you. which is fine, but its not about the animal, its about you. Your requirements.

Frank Retes

www.Bluerosy.com

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rainer,

couldn't read your post.

i have no horse in this race but it still interests me and if i do get back into it i may have more info.

thanks daveb
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alcohol, tobacco and firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency

I'm intersted in learning more about this as well.

obviously it's for some and not for others... If you don't like it, move along and post under another topic because some individuals are genuinly curious.

I for one am interested in attempting to learn everything I possibly can about snakes to include housing, breeding, feeding, etc... I've been raising/ breeding a handful of species since I was a child (i'm 27 now) and still feel like an total newb compared to some guys on the forum so i'm here to learn.

seems ridculous that people with a wealth of knowledge are torn apart for sharing information that others don't like to hear.

Where was someone torn apart for sharing? The problem is not having anything to back up them saying everyone else is stupid for not doing it a certain way. I think not asking why someone says something is important and anyone that thinks it's not are the ones that should just read and move along.
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Gerard

"Sleep my friend and you will see, your dreams are my reality. "

www.livebaitclip.com

GONE FISHING!!!

Bonding for cal kings is the snake tricking the owner to put another cal king in it's cage.......so that he can kill it and eat it.

Kerby...
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Life is like a bunch of fish in an aquarium....we all get along (bonding) until I want to eat you....and I do.

funny, i have a 1.3 group of calkings that have lived together as a group for many years, never have had a problem.

,,,,,,,thomas davis
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Morphs... just like baseball cards BUT ALIVE, how cool is that???

my website www.barmollysplace.com

Throughout the years I have gone rattlesnake hunting......and have never been tagged. In 1997 I knew of 7 people who thought they would never be tagged and were......and one of them died.

Cheers

Kerby...
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Life is like a bunch of fish in an aquarium....we all get along (bonding) until I want to eat you....and I do.

once i was in the woods, and i saw a snake.
sorry to hear bout yer friends that were bit, i was tagged by an atrox in 1988 fasciatomy,,,, not fun.

,,,,,,,thomas davis
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Morphs... just like baseball cards BUT ALIVE, how cool is that???

my website www.barmollysplace.com

Yeah, you haven't been bit, so they must never bite. I have never been hit either, I like to think it's because I'm smart but I don't pretend it can't happen. I have had a couple close calls, each one do to other people's mistakes. What species delivered the fatal bite?

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Gerard

"Sleep my friend and you will see, your dreams are my reality. "

www.livebaitclip.com

GONE FISHING!!!

i like how you have the fan there all ready to go in case something hits it hahahahaha

very nice diamondback, never seen a wild one. how big is that sucker there?
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alcohol, tobacco and firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency

Man that is an awesome, awesome animal. Nothing quite like a big healthy Eastern Diamondback, one of the most impressive animals in the world.
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www.hcu-tx.org/

That was one of Toms boy, he was three in that pic and it was three years ago. It was a impressive animal, one of my favorite snake of all time. I have some nice ones, at a friend now(kids) that are from ENP, they rock!
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Gerard

"Sleep my friend and you will see, your dreams are my reality. "

www.livebaitclip.com

GONE FISHING!!!