Kelly and "wlcmmtt",

Good to know! I thank You two very much for the forewarning! And it's also good to know such a beauty is still a good first hot.

A cage with a bottom that slides out = so practical! I will have to keep this design in mind as a better-type of enclosure to go with. I was actually thinking of Exo-Terra Glass Terrariums with front-opening doors - I know these are definitely a necessity! You all agree?

"...two sides that are able to be closed off from one another..." kind of confuses me. You mean the side panels disassemble or something?

Indeed, I was aware Tropidolaemus wagleri is smaller which is comforting. And further indeed, to paraphrase what a musical artist stated on his first album which was about Nature, I always say 'We must come to learn, fear, and respect Mother Nature for the ultimate power and perfection that she beholds!' Id est, I would never underestimate any hot's potency, or potential to inflict a concerning bite. Again (from earlier posts), I just thought maybe having a species not so deadly may be good should a bite occur, that's all.

All-in-all, again, it comes down to the respect, but also common sense, practicality (in many aspects, exempli gratia, enclosure design), a good conscious state of mind, logical thinking, and having a good, clear head on one's shoulders when dealing with hots. Id est, if tired or not 100% with it, I won't lay a finger on the cage!

Timothy

>>I've got a good sized female Temple, with a HUGE head, and it didn't take long (the first time she ate actually) to realize what was hidden in there. I like her though because she's very hands off. By that I mean, I have no REASON/Need to handle her. Her cage has a bottom that slides out with permanent perches in place AND two sides that are able to be closed off from one another rather easily. So, when I do have to clean her (however rare, since they defecate so infrequently), it's super easy. The other reason I like her as a first hot, is that she's no where near the length of many other hots. None of these are reasons to be careless with her, but as long as they're treated with the respect and caution they deserve, the odds of something bad happening are greatly reduced.


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T.J. Gould

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