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RE: What we have a burr under the saddle

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Posted by: Tony D at Tue Apr 14 14:00:37 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Tony D ]  
   

I still say what you are observing all around is conditioning pure and simple. Most captive snakes with lack luster feeding responces have simply never been conditioned to react otherwise for risk of loosing a potential meal. You can't compare wild herps to fat cage lazy captive ones.
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