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Originally Posted by Drizzt80
. . . or . . . also . . . the idea that husbandry practices one thought "law" weren't so much or better knowledge has been gained.
D80
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Yeah, I had a beautiful wild-caught grey rat snake that I caught in March in 1976 and kept until the summer of 1980 or 81. He was about 12" and beautiful when I caught him and about 36" and beautiful when I let him go (so should have been bigger, I would think). All I knew was to keep the cage (knew no "viv" word at the time) dry and clean, and keep fresh water there, and a hide. I knew what too skinny was, and he always looked plump enough to me. He always took food right out of my hand. I raised mice to feed him, and froze the surplus. He loved anoles, and birds eggs, mainly red winged blackbird eggs (those were treats that I brought him from "herping", didn't know that word either). He really, really loved bird eggs, went right for them. Swallowed them whole then crushed them from before and aft like a champ.
When one doesn't have a guide, one does the best one can.
NOTE : I do realize that this has only a tangential relation to the original post.