cojay
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The Woodlands, TX
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Post by cojay on Nov 10, 2003 1:03:41 GMT -5
Any of you guys keep snakes as pets? I just got a new Egyptian sand boa. I'll post pics later I'm getting him a pinky tomorrow so hopefully we can get a photo of his crushing the mouse. I'll post more info about it later. Anyone else keep snakes?
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Post by BozoWise on Nov 10, 2003 1:38:15 GMT -5
I used to breed ball phythons and columbian boas. They all disappeared before my marriage  Trust me an invest in a female mouse for the time being and then in a female rat. No petstore will openly sell you a female because you'll never be back to buy more mice. Yet I have befriended a few shops and then offered them 50.00 cash for a femal and it well pays of in the end. One shop owner said no go, yet a week or so later after continuing to buy products for him he agreed to an exchange for one of my snakes. Once you get one female you are set and I even offered most of the females back to the shop since I had plenty of males to feed the snakes. Win/Win you should always strive to find that place in life  |
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cojay
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Post by cojay on Nov 10, 2003 1:41:04 GMT -5
How bout gerbils you think it would work about the same? I really hate the lil vermin.
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Post by BozoWise on Nov 10, 2003 2:54:18 GMT -5
Boy never thought of that one  I would go for the mice and rats. Their gestation period is really short, they have tons of babies, the females will always be pregnant even with only one male around, and they are super hardy. I fed mine leftovers and dog food. |
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Bennie
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Post by Bennie on Nov 10, 2003 19:28:49 GMT -5
Pet snakes, I call them snake skins, you never have to worry about feeding them.
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Post by jdickey on Nov 10, 2003 19:44:24 GMT -5
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cojay
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Post by cojay on Nov 10, 2003 22:25:37 GMT -5
Your pet is very nice  |
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Post by ICMCumin on Nov 12, 2003 20:53:14 GMT -5
My philosophy is simple - if it doesn't have shoulders, its not my friend. Snakes are for nailing on the barn door.  |
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Post by Sabre2th on Nov 12, 2003 21:13:08 GMT -5
I am not opposed to keeping them as a pet, but most of them I just leave alone. That is unless it is poisionous and living in my backyard. ;D
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Post by MrsWestexhunter on Feb 24, 2004 22:33:45 GMT -5
I have a great fetish for snakes and let me tell you that I have had many differnt kinds as pets...They will eat nearly anything that doesn't eat them first...They do like gerbils and hamsters...Some pet snakes will tend to shy away from something that they are not used to eating but if you rub a little chicken broth on them it ususally will make the snake eat even if it is not hungry.
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Post by MrsWestexhunter on Feb 24, 2004 22:45:04 GMT -5
Hey ICM, You mean You, Aggie and Kellyg really didnt like turnin rocks over and diggin in holes lookin for snakes with me on the Ram Hunt in Robert Lee.....I THOUGHT you guys were just kidding......  |
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Post by kellyg on Feb 25, 2004 7:50:53 GMT -5
Girl, we WEREN'T kidding!! I used to keep snakes when I was growing up but then one got out in the house. Poor thing couldn't get any traction on the polished hardwood floors and dads bootheel ended the escape attempt. End of snakes in the house.  |
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jhoward
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Southern Colorado
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Post by jhoward on Feb 25, 2004 8:08:22 GMT -5
snakes
if i see um and they don't get in a hole they die
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slammy
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Slowly... Little by little, the face of the country changes because of the men we admire.
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Post by slammy on Feb 25, 2004 9:21:05 GMT -5
I harbor bad thoughts and ill will towards snakes.
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Post by jdickey on Feb 25, 2004 17:48:24 GMT -5
:)Hey MrsWestexhunter.... If these guys could see those pictures of those rattlebugs that are on display at Key Feed there in Robert Lee, you'd never see hide nor hair of them for years to come! I just can't imagine walking up on something like that, live OR DEAD!  |
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Trust me an invest in a female mouse for the time being and then in a female rat. No petstore will openly sell you a female because you'll never be back to buy more mice. Yet I have befriended a few shops and then offered them 50.00 cash for a femal and it well pays of in the end. One shop owner said no go, yet a week or so later after continuing to buy products for him he agreed to an exchange for one of my snakes. Once you get one female you are set and I even offered most of the females back to the shop since I had plenty of males to feed the snakes. Win/Win you should always strive to find that place in life 
