CraigJ
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 05:15 PM |
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Any one keep Reptiles?
Used to have all sorts when i was a kid. At one point i had 3 common green Iguanas, a Leopard Gecko, a Tokay Gecko, a garter snake and some aviaries
with between 100-150 birds ( used to breed them). Well i sold it all up when i was 16-17 as i didn't have the time and missed them alot. Well
last Jan my Fiancee wanted a puppy so i used black mail to get my way as she hates snakes. She got her puppy and i got a Common Boa.
When i got her Jan 08 bout a few months old.
and today at about 2 years old, she is now just over 4ft and a nice girth. Such a placid snake.
Still has a lot of growing to do.
Any body else keep snakes/lizards etc?
What you lot got?
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chris-p-duck
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 05:42 PM |
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Thats a really nice snake. Would love a snake but aint going to get one past the better half! I have to restrict my reptile pets to a turtle. Got a
Mississippi Map Turtle which came to us be a slightly strange route but has settled into his new home really well. Hes great. Kids love him!
Chris
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dream
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 05:46 PM |
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Boa's are cool,what do you feed him or her?
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afj
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 06:13 PM |
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mmmmm little girl has a tortoise 3 years old and only 5 inches long called barney
eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Danozeman
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 06:32 PM |
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AAArgh i hate snakes!!
Looks a nice one though.
My mum has a tortoise. Its only small. She had one that escaped and tootled away. No she has another one.
I do seem to have 5 million spiders living in my garden and house do these count?
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
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BenB
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 06:52 PM |
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Be careful with snakes and young kids, I seem to recall a piece on the tv recently where a toddler was killed by one 
Poor snake, only doing what comes naturally to it!! There's even a hint in the name...
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contaminated
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 07:50 PM |
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I used to be into reptiles and fish. I looked after a client's Royal Python once. Not keen on eating anything other than live bait - so I
resorted to heating up pinkies with a hairdryer and dragging them round the vivarium with a piece of string!
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DarrenW
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 10:10 PM |
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Id love to get a pair of Bearded Dragons. Wouldnt do it until i had space for sizeable vivarium though. Dont like the food though - too noisy. Local
stockists are too far away so id have to breed it myself.
You must handle that snake a lot i guess. Looks really nice.
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CraigJ
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| posted on 30/9/09 at 07:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dream
Boa's are cool,what do you feed him or her?
she is on baby rabbits at the min.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 30/9/09 at 09:14 AM |
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are Boas social animals?
I've interacted with a huge constrictor before in Ecuador which three men had to disengage from me.. Not sure it was after a hug  .
Not scared of them though, it was the recently hatched batch of spiders that were large house spider size that made me get a wiggle on! 
I'm just not sure of the appeal of a pet that doesn't have any drive to interact with you, all it does is rely on you..
Craig
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02GF74
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| posted on 30/9/09 at 10:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
You must handle that snake a lot i guess. Looks really nice.
yeah, he's had loads of practise 
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CraigJ
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| posted on 30/9/09 at 02:58 PM |
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Boa's are a very placid snake. ive never come across a nasty one. I have her out about once or twice a week just put her round my neck and she
will stay there for ages.
The worst snake i have come across was a green Anaconda, very unpredictable one minute will be fine the next will be trying to bite. You have to be
very careful with them in my experiance.
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