Giving a corn as a gift!!!

[JTGoff69]

...for those who continue to respond to his initial posts.

Please, don't feed the trolls.

regards,
jazz

Awesome thought Jazz, but, excuse my blasphemy.......Jesus H. Christ RA, PLEASE give up on reptiles!!!! The poor things will go the way of Jazz's post if you keep trying to take them on.............stop now for the good of the planet! :sidestep:

 

[peep_827]

Officer: Is this your child?

R_A: Why yes it is. Where was he?

Officer: In his bed.

R_A: Oh, I didn't think to look there.

Or after calling 911 to report that his child is missing, when the police arrive he'll explain that it was all a mistake - the child was hiding in a paper towel roll!

 

[Rosebear]

Officer: Is this your child?

R_A: Why yes it is. Where was he?

Officer: In his bed.

R_A: Oh, I didn't think to look there.

:roflmao:

It REALLY happens!
I work for a school, and got a call one morning from a very angry parent that their child hadn't been brought home from a school trip the preceding night...yep...Jr. was sleeping peacefully, safe and sound in his own bed...
:shrugs:

 

[oldhand]

It REALLY happens!
I work for a school, and got a call one morning from a very angry parent that their child hadn't been brought home from a school trip the preceding night...yep...Jr. was sleeping peacefully, safe and sound in his own bed...

Who was the kid? R_A?

 

[thelyonsking]

please dont pro-create, losing a snake is one thing......

He can't pro-create if he can't find his "snake," right? Maybe its in a "paper towel roll," too!!

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

 

[cornsnakekid92]

you should not give away a corn snake!

YOU should give away all of your corn snakes and pets for that matter!
When they see you they must run :sidestep: from your bad care, maybe that is why they keep hiding in there paper towel rolls
you just don't get it do you. stop having pets, if they keep dieing that does not mean you should buy more, it means god does not want you to have any. you just don't get it do you :bang:

and now you can go cry a story about how you can not help it, and you did not know :sobstory: it disgust me uke01:

 

[herp_lover2004]

ummm just because someone cant take very good care of animals doesnt mean they cant have any. I've had lots of pets and a lot of them died, got hit by a car, or ran away. but I still want another pet. I've had four snakes now, two ran away, one died cause it wouldnt eat, and the last I let it go. but I'm going to get another one and hopefully nothing will happen this time.

 

[ReavenFeathers]

Herp_lover2004 ..... you're kidding right?

If BAD THINGS keep happening...ya know, wouldnt it ring a bell that you just DONT KNOW WAHAT the :bomb: you are doing? Get TRAINING for god's sake! Have someone teach you how NOT to let your animals die. If they dont eat? TAKE them to the god darn vet! And if you cant afford it? DONT own animals.

Stop being a freaking selfish idiot and think for the animal's sake. Good lord this isnt rocket science here! :headbang:

 

[DAND]

ummm just because someone cant take very good care of animals doesnt mean they cant have any. I've had lots of pets and a lot of them died, got hit by a car, or ran away. but I still want another pet. I've had four snakes now, two ran away, one died cause it wouldnt eat, and the last I let it go. but I'm going to get another one and hopefully nothing will happen this time.

No, it means they shouldn't have any! Increase your knowledge prior to getting any other pets.

 

[TrpnBils]

and the last I let it go.

This is something that always hits a nerve with me.

What kind of animal did you release? Was it an animal that was native to your area? Did you learn about where to let it go first (Yes it does matter in some cases)? Did you make sure it was healthy when you let it go?

Don't get any more animals and "hope that nothing happens."

 

[~slither~]

I'd of kept quiet if I was you herp_lover....

1. Your going to get treated just like R_A,

2. I'd be embaressed to declare that I was poor at husbandry.

3. Your comment, 'I let it go', now if that was some WC frog or spider or something then fair enough no probs, but if it was a CB PURCHASED PET, you had a duty to it, and neglected that duty. I'd possibly consider getting an ant-farm, or goldfish or even a pet slug if you ever get the urge to have another pet.

Just my 2 pence

 

[DAND]

herp_killer2004,

You are just irresponsible as R_A and neither of you should be allowed to keep any form of pets! Also, please don't procreate, we don't need anymore dilution in the gene pool. I just had a scary thought. R_A and herp_killer2004 reproduce together and have viable offspring. Would the offspring be double het or homo for idiocy?

 

[TrpnBils]

3. Your comment, 'I let it go', now if that was some WC frog or spider or something then fair enough no probs

That's not even the case all the time, which is why it seriously pisses me off when people do this.

For example: The Box Turtle. They have a home range of about 100 square yards (think about that, it's only a 30 foot by 30 foot area...very small). When they're taken out of the wild and re-released, their own instincts kill them unless you're careful. They have such a strong homing instinct that they will continue to search for something familiar (all the while ignoring hunger and thirst) until they either find it or die of starvation/dehydration. So if you release something like that, you have to let it go EXACTLY where it came from, otherwise you might as well just kill it yourself because that's basically what you're doing anyway. When we get them in at the rehab center, we pretty much know we have to find them a home or use them for educational purposes unless the person who brought it in can come and get it when it's in better health. They don't eat readily in captivity unless they were CB or can be "taught" by other box turtles...and yes, we do have a "teacher turtle" that we have to put our rehabbing box turtles in with so they'll learn to eat in unfamiliar settings.

Also, another aspect of this comes from non-native animals that are "harmless because they won't survive in this habitat." I live in Pennsylvania. It gets cold here. In April, for example, we had a few 70 degree days followed by a 3-4 foot snowfall. Alligators would never survive a winter here...nonetheless, about 3 weeks ago, I found a 3-4 foot alligator (or croc, I didn't get a close enough look at the head to see for sure) in the lagoons in Presque Isle State Park along Lake Erie. It swam right underneath my raft, and nobody's been able to catch it yet. Just last week my parents told me that the local news (they live 2 hours south of me, but still in PA) at home said that a several foot gator was seen on a highway right outside of my hometown. Sure, they'll die off this winter, but until then, they're going to absolutely destroy the local wildlife.

Every action by irresponsible pet owners has a consequence somewhere along the line. It can be like an example that I mentioned above, or whether it's giving other (responsible) pet owners a bad reputation so that bans are placed on what animals can be kept.

 

[Mary-Beth]

That's not even the case all the time, which is why it seriously pisses me off when people do this.

For example: The Box Turtle. They have a home range of about 100 square yards (think about that, it's only a 30 foot by 30 foot area...very small). When they're taken out of the wild and re-released, their own instincts kill them unless you're careful. They have such a strong homing instinct that they will continue to search for something familiar (all the while ignoring hunger and thirst) until they either find it or die of starvation/dehydration. So if you release something like that, you have to let it go EXACTLY where it came from, otherwise you might as well just kill it yourself because that's basically what you're doing anyway. When we get them in at the rehab center, we pretty much know we have to find them a home or use them for educational purposes unless the person who brought it in can come and get it when it's in better health. They don't eat readily in captivity unless they were CB or can be "taught" by other box turtles...and yes, we do have a "teacher turtle" that we have to put our rehabbing box turtles in with so they'll learn to eat in unfamiliar settings.

Also, another aspect of this comes from non-native animals that are "harmless because they won't survive in this habitat." I live in Pennsylvania. It gets cold here. In April, for example, we had a few 70 degree days followed by a 3-4 foot snowfall. Alligators would never survive a winter here...nonetheless, about 3 weeks ago, I found a 3-4 foot alligator (or croc, I didn't get a close enough look at the head to see for sure) in the lagoons in Presque Isle State Park along Lake Erie. It swam right underneath my raft, and nobody's been able to catch it yet. Just last week my parents told me that the local news (they live 2 hours south of me, but still in PA) at home said that a several foot gator was seen on a highway right outside of my hometown. Sure, they'll die off this winter, but until then, they're going to absolutely destroy the local wildlife.

Every action by irresponsible pet owners has a consequence somewhere along the line. It can be like an example that I mentioned above, or whether it's giving other (responsible) pet owners a bad reputation so that bans are placed on what animals can be kept.

Very good points!
I just want to add that even if you have a WC animal and you want to release it where it was caught, you have to take into consideration if it has been in contact with non-native species. The WC animal could potentially be carrying viruses, or parasites, or bacteria that it picked up from other animals in your care and could reek havoc on local populations.

 

[~slither~]

Sorry for not considering all animals

Thinking about it I should've just put 'bug'. Not that I see bugs as less worthy than larger animals. And I should've made a point of suitable locations of release. Sorry Tripnbills, I'm screwing my head on tighter right now.

 

[~slither~]

Good point Mary Beth

but if you even half care for your animals, you should always quarentine new arrivals, esp. WC specimens

 

[~slither~]

and...

Would I be right in saying that wild species have alot better immune system than CB?

 

[TrpnBils]

Thinking about it I should've just put 'bug'. Not that I see bugs as less worthy than larger animals. And I should've made a point of suitable locations of release. Sorry Tripnbills, I'm screwing my head on tighter right now.

That's okay, I'm not mad at you (unless of course you release animals into the wild irresponsibly )

 

[~slither~]

Nom m8

If I accept a certain duty, then that duty is fulfilled till the day either I or it dies/no longer needs doing. These part-timers eh LOL

 

[Mary-Beth]

Would I be right in saying that wild species have alot better immune system than CB?

Not against things they haven't come into contact with.

And as far as quarantine goes, some things are benign to certain animals, and can kill other animals. Just look at salmonella, snakes, and people.