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would it kill/eat our other pets?

patm1313 said:
Anyway, my last gineau pig was attacked by my friend's about 800 gram corn when he brought his corn over. It didn't die, but the corn got a good grip around him, and the gineau ping eventually squirmed away. The corn had a pretty hard time doing this, so my logic is that anything bigger would be almost improbable for a corn to harm or evn for a corn to think to attack.
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I do not understand this scenario. For this to happen, you would have had to have 1) placed the snake on the ground or in a room to roam about freely, and 2) have not been watching it to the point that it was ABLE to get close enough to your cavy (guinea pig) to get hold of him or her and start trying to constrict.

Either way, this does not bode very well for your ethics and responsibility as a pet owner.... :nope:
 
Hypancistrus said:
I do not understand this scenario. For this to happen, you would have had to have 1) placed the snake on the ground or in a room to roam about freely, and 2) have not been watching it to the point that it was ABLE to get close enough to your cavy (guinea pig) to get hold of him or her and start trying to constrict.

Either way, this does not bode very well for your ethics and responsibility as a pet owner.... :nope:
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Agreed. :smash:
 
How'd I miss this thread?

I don't think you have to worry about the 800g corn vs. guinea pig story. The indicator on my BS-ometer is buried deep in the brown zone on this one. This never happened.
 
Roy Munson said:
How'd I miss this thread?

I don't think you have to worry about the 800g corn vs. guinea pig story. The indicator on my BS-ometer is buried deep in the brown zone on this one. This never happened.
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hahaha. Still, why would anyone make up a story like that? Posting something like that on a forum like this is kinda like shooting oneself in the foot. :uzi:
 
Hypancistrus said:
... I am pretty sure she was NOT referring to the original poster's question when she wrote that, but rather, to a personal issue with another person's quality of advice.

Chill out, y'all! It's just a corn snake forum. :eek1:
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Um, that's kind of the point. It IS just a corn snake forum. Let's keep it to corn snakes - take your personal issues to private messages.

Save the drama for your momma.


regards,
jazz
 
Voodoo said:
hahaha. Still, why would anyone make up a story like that? Posting something like that on a forum like this is kinda like shooting oneself in the foot. :uzi:
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Well, I dunno. The further I get from 13-years old, the harder it is to remember the motivations. I dimly (and with some squirming) recall getting caught telling some whoppers myself at that age. I guess I was hoping that my stories would give people the impression that I was an authority, or trick them into thinking that I had the requisite experience to participate in whatever discussion was at hand. Sometimes they were to impress a girl, and other times they were to get out of trouble. And when called out, each layer of lies became more absurd and desperate.

Mark Twain said something along the lines of: if you tell the truth, you never have to remember anything. He was one wise dude...
 
Ok not 'hate' but Ive noticed most of the 'Youve annoyed me in a previous thread and Im going to point out again how little you know' tones have been directed at him over and over and Ive missed why :shrugs:
 
desertanimal said:
Gender bending.

Oh no, wait, sorry. I forgot, that's me.

:rofl:

Couldn't resist.
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Pat?

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(BTW, Julia Sweeney is an absolute dear. Watch/Listen to her here.)

regards,
jazz
 
Roy Munson said:
How'd I miss this thread?

I don't think you have to worry about the 800g corn vs. guinea pig story. The indicator on my BS-ometer is buried deep in the brown zone on this one. This never happened.
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Dean,
You are absolutely right on this. There is no way a corn would eat a guinea pig. They prefer German Shepards.



and I Don't mean the dog. :sidestep:
 
Not defending anyone, just bringin' some truth. Have any of you naysayers actually seen a baby cavy in person? I've bared witness to a cavy giving birth, and trust me, an adult corn could definitely take a baby guinea pig as a meal. Yeah, it may be a stretch for smaller adults, but to say it's not possible is wrong. I even have a full grown cavy (she's a bit on the runt side) that could probably be taken by a larger adult corn. So continue boosting your ego by stepping on kids and digging up old threads to do so, if that's what makes you feel good. But if that's the case, I think you got other things to worry about in life. I mean come one, pick on someone your own size (or is that what you're doing... maturity-wise at least?).
 
Holy Moly!!! As a matter of fact, yes, I've raised guineas too...and no, a full grown adult would not be possible even for my 800+ gram corn. Perhaps a baby...but a normal sized adult...no. Maybe you're raising minis or something?? Relax....
 
JustineNYC said:
Ive been out of the loop for a while...why does everyone hate pat?
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I can only speak for myself. I don't hate Pat. In fact, I like Pat, and I think he's been trying hard to fix the behaviors that other members found annoying. His comments in this thread aren't recent, so I don't hold them against him. But he's not going to change the impressions he made overnight. I can't blame other members if they haven't tracked his progress and come to the realization that he's really trying. This has happened with other members-- they had a rough start and then went on to become valued and respected members of this community. Pat's a good kid and I think he's "on track" now. Heck, over half of his rep points have probably come from me. I don't rep people whom I don't like.

Duff said:
Not defending anyone, just bringin' some truth. Have any of you naysayers actually seen a baby cavy in person? I've bared witness to a cavy giving birth, and trust me, an adult corn could definitely take a baby guinea pig as a meal. Yeah, it may be a stretch for smaller adults, but to say it's not possible is wrong. I even have a full grown cavy (she's a bit on the runt side) that could probably be taken by a larger adult corn. So continue boosting your ego by stepping on kids and digging up old threads to do so, if that's what makes you feel good. But if that's the case, I think you got other things to worry about in life. I mean come one, pick on someone your own size (or is that what you're doing... maturity-wise at least?).
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Still crusading, eh Duff? I don't care how old someone is, if you're going to post here, you have to put on your big-boy (or girl) pants first. Pat has been known to dish it out himself without regard for other posters' ages and sensibilities, so I'm not going to get all doe-eyed at the prospect of him receiving a little heat here and there. But let's be honest, your post was less about protecting juvie-posters than it was about demeaning other members. You seem to have a hard time accepting the fact that on an open discussion board, we don't have to clear our opinions with you before posting them. But keep it up-- your periodic, self-righteous scoldings are making a big difference!

I don't doubt that a large corn could subdue a guinea pig, maybe even a normal-sized adult (even if the snake couldn't eat it). I had a large Kisatchie female get away from me in a feeding-tub incident last week, and I had to go through extraordinary lengths to recapture her immediately because I didn't want to test her against my little 4.6lb dog. But there are aspects of the "800g corn vs. guinea pig" story that just don't add up. I find it odd that the gram-weight of the corn was known at all. Or maybe it was estimated by this kid who only owns a ~30g snake. :shrugs: That's only one questionable aspect to that story, and not even the biggest one...
 
Um, Dean....a dog that weighs 4.6 pounds is really a large rat in disguise...you'd do well to protect it from the snake! :)
 
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