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06-30-2006, 08:21 PM
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Well I got in an argument today about snake sizes.. I know everyone here has heard this one. But the snake will not get bigger than the tank they are kept in. This went on for 20 min. I asked him if thats true what happens to the food they eat.. their body just gets rid of everything except just enough to keep them at their size. OMG I CAN GET ANYBIGGER THE TANK IS TO SMALL!!!
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06-30-2006, 08:38 PM
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That's what the pet store told my mom the first time I ever had a snake too. I caught a Kingsnake in my garage and my mom called the pet store for some info and they told her to put it in a small cage if we didn't want it to get too big.
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The only thing I have ever seen from putting a snake into a small enclosure is encourage little exercise, therefore overweight snakes, health problems, and also cranky snakes.... I think those people should be raised in a small enclosure, wonder if they would stay small???? lol
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08-07-2006, 10:26 PM
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I always have to argue this with people, I have no idea how it even became a common legend! What does common sense say? Wait, a revelation; the snake sweats the extra waste out.
I get pretty fired up about this topic, an old friend of mine attempted the method. Don't know what happened to the snake, we're not on speaking terms; but I even offered to pay for a larger cage, and still he stood solid.
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08-07-2006, 10:45 PM
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Does that mean, that if I move my daugther into the 75 gal tank she quits growing? |
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08-08-2006, 01:26 AM
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i think it because with some other animals this is true (i think) -scratches head- I just had to correct my girlfriend of this same belief this weekend
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08-08-2006, 01:32 AM
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This theory pretty much goes hand in hand with the "I got a Burm, but I dont want it to get too big or too big too fast, so I wont feed it as much as I should be.."
Yeah those misinfos usually irritate me like nails on a chalkboard..LOL But I can see WHY people think its true with the amount of people spreading that rumor and the "reputable" pet stores that sell the animals, most would assume they would know their stuff..
Especially when the salesman seemed to know SOO MUCH about them..  |
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Originally Posted by SoundUnsleep
Does that mean, that if I move my daugther into the 75 gal tank she quits growing? |
What a great idea!!!!!! I LOVE babies!!!!!! Maybe I could have another one and keep it in a bassinet forever!!!! VIOLA!!!!!! Permanant infant!! Thanks for thinking of this for me!
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it's true with fish ... i think ... lol
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it's true with fish ... i think ... lol
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Yeah that's what I was saying generally a goldfish and such will only get to a certain size n a 10 gallon but put them in a pond and they get huge.
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08-08-2006, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by MAG_Pythons
it's true with fish ... i think ... lol
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Yeah, I always heard that about goldfish, but now that I think about it, it could be just like this. I mean, it doesn't make sense if you think about it logically.
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