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It's certainly cool to have a speaking one' date=' but those are way bigger and get much older. The small ones, like this can already get between 15 and 25 years, but those bigger ones can easily reach 80 years. And they require a lot of attention. So would never recommend to get one that's able to talk, altough they are pretty cool indeed.[/quote'] Like a brother :D
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Where do I start, I currently have a mischievous westie cross called Isla; a burmese finch; a zebra finch; Bubble, Babble and Bill the fire bellied toads; a single golden reed frog, Kermit; Patch the syrian Hamster; Dandelion the dwarf rabbit (she has gone a insane unfortunately). In the past I have kept various other reptiles and amphibians as well as gerbils and guinea pigs. I have also worked with a few species of snake, some venomous, and I curently manage the care of the school's bearded dragons

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Bearded Dragons are cool' date=' I've always liked reptiles, I could happily spend hours in the reptile house at the zoo as a kid. I would like to own a snake or two but considering my vision impairment I shall forego that desire in the interests of safety.[/quote'] That might be a good idea, snake bites hurt... a lot, particularly when venom is involved. Maybe try a tortoise. If you have the space and the money, chuckwalla lizards make wonderful pets.
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Coulda swore I posted in here a while ago. Weird. I have a pit bull named Geronimo who serves as my roommate/son/best friend/life currently. I love snakes. I bred redtail boas for a number of years, owned well over 25 throughout my life (as well as many other reptiles), they're my favorite animals. I'll probably end up owning another one or two but my opinions and feelings on the breeding culture have changed over the years so I dont plan to return to that.

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Coulda swore I posted in here a while ago. Weird. I have a pit bull named Geronimo who serves as my roommate/son/best friend/life currently. I love snakes. I bred redtail boas for a number of years, owned well over 25 throughout my life (as well as many other reptiles), they're my favorite animals. I'll probably end up owning another one or two but my opinions and feelings on the breeding culture have changed over the years so I dont plan to return to that.
I think you posted in Ghouly's pets thread. Lots of duplicates get made. Ah well.
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Pitbulls are considered a dangerous breed here making it illegal to own one. There are only a handful of breeds on that list characterised by the false perception that they are all ultra-aggressive.
that shit makes me sick to my fucking stomach. every generation has had a breed of dog that was demonized by society but since we live in the media age it's become sensationalized and pits get it worse than the dobermans and rottweilers did. its really ironic too since pits (staffordshire bull terriers if we're splitting hairs here) were once considered THE american family dog, not to mention have an extensive history in the american military as aid dogs.
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When I have bred animals, it has simply been for pleasure and I never set out to gain anything. I absolutely adore working with exotics, snakes particularly. Unfortunately my Grandmother is terrified of them and would refuse to visit if we had them in the house. Whenever I have looked after them, it has been helping out a friend of mine when he's away (hence the venomous ones, I wouldn't dare keeping such species in my own home, no matter how wonderful they may be).

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When I have bred animals' date=' it has simply been for pleasure and I never set out to gain anything. I absolutely adore working with exotics, snakes particularly. Unfortunately my Grandmother is terrified of them and would refuse to visit if we had them in the house. Whenever I have looked after them, it has been helping out a friend of mine when he's away (hence the venomous ones, I wouldn't dare keeping such species in my own home, no matter how wonderful they may be).[/quote'] The only venomous one I've ever had real desire to own is the Eyelash Viper, just out of my fascination I suppose. But even there I dont see much point in it, not much companionship to be had with the hot herps, at least within reasonable comfort. Most the joy of having snakes is handling and bonding with them. Thats why I preferred working with the bigger ones, more cuddley haha I had a pair of redtails that were the absolute loves of my life for about 8 years before I ended up moving somewhere that I couldnt take them. Still have a bit of heartache over that to this day unfortunately.
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