mojave!!

xxxjustinxxx · #1 (**permalink**) 03-28-2005, 01:04 AM

ive always wanted a majove, i think im go through with it and get one, but i want to learn all i can before i get one! does anyone have a caresheet or link on the web ?

i had noticed someone up here had a majove, are they hard to take care of, i never really taken care of a hot just fed my friends copperhead while he was out of town ? any help would be mostly appreciated.!thanx in advance

xxxjustinxxx · #2 (**permalink**) 03-28-2005, 02:14 AM

o yeah that "someone" with a mojave is herp_chick !

herp_chick · #3 (**permalink**) 03-28-2005, 03:43 AM

What I would suggest is getting with someone who has alot of experience with hots and learning techniques from them. I started with a copperhead and a friend who has been keeping hots for 20+ years. He taught me alot before I ever did anything with the copper. He still supervises me doing most everything, offering better ways to do something and advice on how to be safer when dealing with these awesome creatures. Find someone you trust, who is experienced, and work with them for a little while. It makes a huge difference

xxxjustinxxx · #4 (**permalink**) 03-28-2005, 06:29 PM

thats the thing no1 around really keeps hots ?

Ptorgeaux · #5 (**permalink**) 03-28-2005, 06:53 PM

Then you should wait until you have access to someone who has experience to teach you. Hots aren't something you can just jump into, esp. being young. Imagine the headlines: *16-year-old boy dies from a bite from his pet rattlesnake* You would essentially be justifying the new laws they're trying to make there (Could be wrong on this... does it apply to hots?) And how far away do you think the nearest hospital with mojave antivenin is?

xxxjustinxxx · #6 (**permalink**) 03-29-2005, 04:31 AM

GREAT NEWS!!!i just met a guy tonite while in petsmart that has a gaboon viper,( well i didnt just meet him my manager is good friends with the guy ), so im gunna meet up with him sometime this week, and talk to him about it, this is great b/c the gabboon would be my second choice, well ill get back with yaw later.

does anyone on this site keep a gabboon viper(s) ?

haroldo359 · #7 (**permalink**) 03-29-2005, 04:36 AM

not to be rude... but if you need a caresheet on a hot, you don't need a hot yet.

xxxjustinxxx · #8 (**permalink**) 03-29-2005, 04:41 AM

i should be learning all i need to know when i go and watch the guy, he's been keeping hots ever since he was around 16, thats bout 20 years, so im pretty sure he knows what he's talking about. dont worry i have made the decision to know if im going to get into hots or not.

haroldo359 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-29-2005, 05:15 AM

also, i believe the proposed NC ban includes nonindigenous vipers, just so you know. (jeez, what a crapper of a law if it passes).

xxxjustinxxx · #10 (**permalink**) 03-29-2005, 05:38 AM

i thought if you were to get some kind of license then ouy could own this animal, b/c now im gunna have to go out and get a license for my snakes and my little brothers.? maybe the law you're talkin about is diffrent then the one your talkin about, heres the one im talkin about

http://redtailboa.net/forums/showthread.php?t=14984

BWSmith · #11 (**permalink**) 03-29-2005, 06:11 AM

OK, I guess I will jump in here. Please do not take offense, but knowing what I do about you just from your posts (since we have not met, my knowledge is admittedly limited), I can say with all honesty that I personally feel that if you get a Mojave, it WILL KILL you. I do not think that you realize the potential of this animal. The Mojave has a more toxic LD50 (measurement of venom potency drop for drop) than a Black Mamba! And it injects copious amounts of venom. I do not think that ANYONE would recommend a Mojave as a first hot. And I would not respect anyone that would.

Have you read my article on getting into venomous?

http://redtailboa.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9618

I went ahead and made it sticky.

Also remember that just because someone has been keeping venomous for many years, does not mean that they know what they are doing. I know people that have kept for 10 years that i would not trust with a Corn Snake.

Please read that article, then revisit this thread. I will let that speak for itself for now.

haroldo359 · #12 (**permalink**) 03-29-2005, 06:22 AM

listen to bw.

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