uponone 0 #1 August 22, 2005 My buddy Lewis taking care of a rat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #2 August 22, 2005 Was that live feed? Do you realize that many pet snakes die a year from wounds they recieve from live feed? Okay enough of the mom talk, neat picsSudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 August 22, 2005 A lot of people might think these pictures are disgusting, but look at it this way, pretend that rat is somebody you hate... Saddam Hussein, your ex-wife, or ex-husband, ex-boss, Eric Rudolph (abortion clinic and Olympic park bomber), etc. Then you might have a smile of satisfaction on your face, however twisted it may be... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uponone 0 #5 August 22, 2005 I have 3 snakes currently, the one you saw is 6 years old and I've had him from birth. I've owned snakes for 10 years and have fed them live mice and rats the entire time and have never had a problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dixieskydiver 0 #6 August 22, 2005 I thought that first pic was a screen grab from a Stuart Little movie. Cool Dixie HISPA #56 Facil Rodriguez "Scientific research has shown that 60% of the time, it works every time." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #7 August 22, 2005 QuoteWas that live feed? Do you realize that many pet snakes die a year from wounds they recieve from live feed? Okay enough of the mom talk, neat pics ^^ What she said. I know other people who have the "...but it hasn't ever caused a problem in the past" argument, but that's not to say it never will cause a problem. Also, if you can get your snake to accept pre-killed, you can eventually start buying frozen rats (which is quite a bit easier than keeping live ones around or constantly going to buy them). This is coming from someone who used to keep and breed chondros, emeralds, etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #8 August 22, 2005 QuoteMy buddy Lewis taking care of a rat Oh boy, the PETA folks here are going to be all over you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uponone 0 #9 August 22, 2005 I don't feed them dead mice or rats but they're not exactly alive either, more like twitching comatose...this is going to piss some of you rat lovers off but its either the rat dies or my snake dies. I hold the rat by it's tail and then whip it around and slam its head against the edge of a table. It's completely stunned but still alive, I then throw him in a cardboard box with my snake. I feed them in a seperate box then where they live so they don't associate they're cage with food. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0nes 0 #10 August 22, 2005 I thought it was interesting that the mouse's nose was bluish-purple. snakes don't strike me as a loving pet, but whatever floats your boat man. i just hope you don't have children in the house. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #11 August 22, 2005 Quotei just hope you don't have children in the house. WTF ?~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uponone 0 #12 August 22, 2005 do you think they're just cruising around the house? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0nes 0 #13 August 22, 2005 Quote do you think they're just cruising around the house? right, because kids aren't curious and wouldn't do anything to upset a cold-blooded reptile? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #14 August 22, 2005 Quote I feed them in a seperate box then where they live so they don't associate they're cage with food. Why does that matter? I'm curious. I owned a ball python about 14 years ago. It was a baby, but it was mean. It bit people twice (not me, ex-boyfriend's brother's ex-girlfriend ). Then it died while I was away and left a guy to take care of it. He said it looked sick, wasn't moving around a lot, was striking at people (Ball Python striking? ) so he took it to a vet but the vet was closed, and that night it died. Weird. I never liked the little f*cker anyhow, I bought it to impress a guy (), but it's too bad it died.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #15 August 22, 2005 Quote do you think they're just cruising around the house? That's not me saying WTF to you having it, it was directed at jones and his problem with having a snake and kids.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #16 August 22, 2005 Reptiles have taken a beating as pets "with children in the house" because of a bunch of uneducated rednecks who purposely leave their children in the room with uncaged 10ft+ snakes, large lizards, etc... and then come home wondering why their 3 year old has become a meal. A responsible, educated owner of any potentially dangerous animal would have it in a part of the house not inhabited by children when not under adult supervision, have them in cages with locks on them, have that room locked, and have the keys stored safely out of reach. It's not much different than keeping a gun in the house. If you're responsible and smart about it, it can be done safely... if not, it can't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #17 August 22, 2005 okay thats fine if you brain damage them first, if your quick with it that is... we have a 15 ft boa at the zoo who was brought to us by his owners because the rat attacked him and he was cut almost to his vertabrae, he is still scarred to this daySudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0nes 0 #18 August 22, 2005 QuoteIf you're responsible and smart about it, it can be done safely... if not, it can't. yeah, i'm trying to figure out which category this guy is in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #19 August 22, 2005 Quotei'm trying to figure out which category this guy is in. He doesnt use live feed, his snake has a seperate quarters for feeding and living, the snake has great coloring and he cares about it... seems he is a responsible pet owner... Snakes make great pets, depending on the person, and also the breed of snake... I have owned snakes, I teach my kids about looking and not touching unless Im holding the snake and etc... give it up and leave him alone about what type of person he is... he was just sharing picsSudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #20 August 22, 2005 Yep, same as owning a parrot. Or an aquarium. Or a horse. I don't see it being any different with a snake. As long as it isn't with the kid alone, what's the big deal? If they are kept out of reach of each other they can't hurt each other. Hell, that goes for twin boys, too! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #21 August 22, 2005 BTW, beautiful markings on your buddy there. The python I got seemed dull to begin with. He was showing his 'anti-social' tendencies pretty soon, and unfortunately it went down hill from there. I didn't buy him from a breeder per se, just some guy in a classified ad that said he had a bunch of baby pythons... I guess it pays to look at the quality of the seller, too. I'll never own a snake again, but if I did, I'd want to see how the seller kept his/her snakes first, rather than meeting some guy in a Safeway parking lot and buying the creature in a burlap sack from the back of his pick up. -What can I say, I was a dumb teenager.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0nes 0 #22 August 22, 2005 i'm not the villian here. i just want to know if the guy has kids and if so, do they play with a cold-blooded reptile? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uponone 0 #23 August 22, 2005 1. I have no kids, unless you count my 11 week old puppy. 2. I feed them in a seperate box so that when I reach into their cage where they live they don't mistake my hand for a mouse and bite me...I have never been bitten. 3. If I had kids I would let them play with my snakes, under supervision of course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
