Dont You Love People Who Know Zero About Reptiles!!!!

[02SXViper]

i took my CWD to the vet, because he has worms (since i have had him) and some lady at the clinic was quesitons me about his terrarium...she asked if i had a hot rock, i said no. she then lectured me for about 15 minutes that not having a hot rock probably stressed the little guy out and that if i cant buy the right stuff i should not buy a pet... I WANTED TO STRANGLE SOME ONE!!! I WILL NOT SAY WHO....

needless to say the doc came out and said 'hot rocks are bad, mmm kay" in so many words...

i just figured i'd share this, i know its happened to every 1

[chrispaine]

thats funny... i would have kicked her... and least the dog proved the point tho... retard lady.

[NewRTB's]

sounds like my experience with people lecturing me about feeding my burm less food to control it's growth and them thinking that a little less food would starve/make her unhealthy...lol, oh well.

[garrett]

hmm, but its not as healthy as it could be, thus forth making its unhealthier

[NewRTB's]

Originally Posted by garrett

hmm, but its not as healthy as it could be, thus forth making its unhealthier

Not true, look at this snake:

That's just being overprecautious, they are very hardy snakes but I'd rather she look like this:

[knight45]

you know newrtb's....i tried to defend you on the other thread...i had assumed that you understood what everyone was trying to say to you. in this instance you belong in the category with the lady and the hot rock. if you don't know what you are talking about why don't you just keep it to yourself. its not fair to the new hobbyists to perpetuate this incorrect information. like i said shame on the ones who give misinformation on the information superhighway.

i was trying to make a point that politeness in these situations is important. so i will very polite when i say this.

underfeeding an animal is not okay. it's abuse. i know there is allot of information out there about being able to control the growth of snakes. but it is wrong! of course if you underfeed an animal it won't grow, but it will prob die too. cause and effect

i wish you would realize that allot of the ppl on the site that were talking to you about this subject were not just random hobbyist. these are ppl with years of experience and knowledge. when they say something, its not just because they like typing, it because they love these animals. and THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT!

i am not going to be insulting or mean. i am going to plead with you, please give the animals the care they deserve, if you can't plz give them to someone who can.

you would never dream of starving a child, why would it be okay to do it to an animal, do they not feel the same pain?

[JuliusSqueezer]

well...that didn't take long. I suspected we might be hearing "what we wanted to hear" just to cool off the angry mob from NewRTB. It's a sad but true fact that you can't get through to everyone but we will not have your bad advice being spread on this forums. I hope you come around some day and do what's right for your animals and please by all means read. But you are through posting here.

[pathfinder36]

Originally Posted by NewRTB's

sounds like my experience with people lecturing me about feeding my burm less food to control it's growth and them thinking that a little less food would starve/make her unhealthy...lol, oh well.

You know what... I tried to calm everyone down on that thread so you could get some good advice without getting bashed. Frankly, you shouldn't be on this site. People come here to learn more about their pets and share what they learn with new members. In all honesty, I didn't think you should own a snake that has the potential to get larger then you can handle. Like I said, I think you should adopt the burms out asap. Now I really feel that you should just get rid of all your snakes. Give them to good homes man. If you can come to a site DEDICATED to the health and well-being of these animals and completely disregard all of the advice given to you by the EXPERIENCED keepers, then why are you here? Apparently you have no idea how wide spread these issues are with our hobby... especially burms. Both underfeeding for growth control and diving into a pet purchase which you KNOW you can't handle when they do get to their full size. You ARE the very thing we spend our days trying to prevent. We are here to EDUCATE the newbs in this hobby so they don't develop thought processes like yours. Apparently it's to late for you. Either that or you're letting your pride block your view of the truth. Either way, I don't want you here. I'm asking you to voluntarily leave and not come back until you're willing to CARE for your pets. If you won't, then I'll be happy to ask the staff to vote on your banning. I'm sorry for being so blunt about this, but we gave you a fair chance to be reasonable about this. Like I said in the last thread, I will not tolerate the advocation and spreading of improper\harmful keeping of your pets and\or the keeping of reptiles that you CANNOT or will not handle at their adult size. You are everything we fight against here. Since you will not take any advise seriously, I see no reason to allow you to spread the misinformation.

[pathfinder36]

Originally Posted by JuliusSqueezer

well...that didn't take long. I suspected we might be hearing "what we wanted to hear" just to cool off the angry mob from NewRTB. It's a sad but true fact that you can't get through to everyone but we will not have your bad advice being spread on this forums. I hope you come around some day and do what's right for your animals and please by all means read. But you are through posting here.

Thanks!

[wreckwriter]

Originally Posted by pathfinder36

Thanks!

Yep, good job. The cool factor he wants so badly is not very high without an audience...

[chrispaine]

thats good, i dont really know what he ment but, if he was saying actualy under feeding then, ya he should be banned. But if he was just saying that he streched out his feeding day a few mroe days then, that really shouldnt be a problem cause people can and should change feeding times with the age of the snake, am i correct? also i just want to say this here, this site is great, their are lots of people that know what their talking about (some that done..ha) and they take their time to say it! THis is one of the best herp sites out there! good job..

(i do like that Jeep he has in that last pic tho heh)

[Alika]

It makes me so mad when people try to tell me how I should be taking care of my reptiles. It's not so bad when people in the know try to give advice, only to find out that I already know what I"m doing. Those people either back of or change the direction of conversation to talk about the hobby.

I get reactions in three places: the pet store, the park, and the zoo. I like to take Xander out. He loves to ride in the car and to meet new people. I know it sounds crazy, but I swear it's true. He's got a great temperment. Usually, it's more of an opportunity to educate people more than anything else. The majority of people who are interested either have an iguana themselves or used to have an iguana... and about 99% of those people have a new baby iggy. Every so often you run across the stubborn SOB who just has to use a hotrock and feed crix and who believes that the 10 gallon aquarium home will never be outgrown and will be suitable for the rest of their lives (you know, that crap about how they'll stay the same size as their enclosure). But to those people, I'll usually refer the to MK's book or the Hatfield book and they will usually at least thumb through it right there in the store.

At the zoo, I use their education collection to do walk-n-talks with a variety of animals. Of course, the snakes are among my favorites to use. We have two sonoran black kingsnakes, one California king, a large female BCI, a large Eastern Indigo, and a large bp. A lot of the people I talk to have never touched a snake before. While some refuse the experience, many will come and touch the snake and learn a little about it, then leave with a better impression of snakes. But once in awhile, you get a know-it-all in the crowd who really knows nothing at all. I was doing one with my husband once when a kid in the crowd decided that the BCI he was holding was a dangerous viper. He preached this information to the rest of the crowd, saying my husband was lying about the snake and it was dangerous and not to get anywhere near it. He scared a lot of people away, and nothing my husband said or did could bring them back.

Okay, enough stories from me

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