I know someone that had been keeping slightly less than that, and a few years later, is still keeping successfully, so doesnt always follow, I have heard of people that kept hots as their first snakes as well

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Just goes to show the lack of effort men can show when they think theres an easy answer

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1.1 08.het albino burmese (Coco) 07.albino burmese (Peaches)
1.0 07.super tiger retic (Flare)
1.0 07.jungle carpet pythonxdiamond (Rug)
0.1 07.IJxJJ carpet python(Persia)

6 months...... and less than that...?....Crikey, thats scary

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Yeah, I admit that seems a bit hair-raising to me as well.

I know when I had my corn snake, although he was the best-natured snake in the world and very handleable, he bit me a couple of times just through excitement when food was near (and I was using tongs too!). Shows how careful you have to be, or how thorough with procedures.

Some writers say it is also a good idea to get used not just to any non-venomous snake but the highly strung ones like racers (Masticophrys, Coluber and the like) before you think of getting venomous species.

i would like to have a western diamond back maybe one day, and also in our area it is EASY to get a D.W.A compared to other areas, all you have to do is revise the latin names for a certain number of any snake, not just venomous, and must prove you have suitable living areas for the animal, and of course pay a yearly fee =]

also, i may have a different perspective to hots than some, i see 'hots' as being snakes where you can see the venom glands are big so can pack a nasty one, copper heads, pit vipers etc.

but call smaller venomous snakes, tree vipers etc, just venomous....obviously its not the case of being 'just' venomous, but you know what i mean =]

i wouldnt take on a venomous light heartidly either, i researched a corn for maybe 6 months before buying it XD

also it probably will not be as soon as im 18 to get one, and also im going to complete my 2 year college course on endangered animals and working with animals and the enviroment course for 2 years, where im able to choose the animal, domestic or other XD

the idea of having a venomous in my house hold is ok with me, but cleaning sub, changind water etc is also very risky, which i dont like.

also the nobs in the exotic pet shop is pretty funny :P

at least me and my freinds are honest with our opinions in our local lol, 'nah i wouldnt hold that'

we hold the beardies and stuff, but never would i hold a venomous lol.

so, when people take on venomous light heartidly, its their fault, and the pet stores fault for selling it too them, if i were a pet store, just because someones flashed me a D.W.A and some cash, doesnt mean id sell it too them, not to be out of order, but just to make sure they are not a fool.

also, it would be bad if one got out from an in experienced keeper in south east in the summer, as its now extremely hot in the summer, so if it did get out of the house, there could maybe be quite a few deaths off of one, even more reason to check people know there stuff.

jack.

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im not sure if somnebadys already said this or not, but im gonna say it anyway..

Declan, what you said about more people keeping hots being a bad thing COULD be true, but i think you've forgoten that there is monthly checks [every quarter year] (with my council there is anyway) and you have to have checks before you get them, so its not asif someone who has only just entered the hobby can go straight into hots..there isregulations etc to prevent this from happening.

IMO the rise of people keeping giant snakes and lizards that cant provide the correct space and care for them is a much larger problem.


and i would love to keep hots one day, but i know that this is in years to come.

i agree there are alot of silly quesions but thats what we are here for, if everyone asked the questions on google there would not be a forum.

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1.2.0 common boa, coist, baby kat & george
2.0.0 royals, homer & marge
2.0.0 rainbow boa, cuddles & custard
1.0.0 albino cali, mork
0.1.0 mex black, mindy
2.1.1 corns, milly,billy & corn
1.0.0 burmess python, layland
1.0.0 taiwan beauty, tai

you took a poll of a cvery small corss section of repilte keeprs on this community.

don't forget that 99% of those "yeah id love a cobra/gabby/whatever" will never get one.

if 3 people in every hundred who voted "yes I want hots" got a DWA (or hots) i'd be amazed.

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http://masonexotics.co.uk/ourcollection.aspx

Locality Boas and Retics A Passion.

I'd be interested as to what people would class as "proper training"??????

I think you can show people how things should be approached etc but its a little like riding a bike, eventually you got to do it yourself........................

think i voted yes, but that would be for a scorpion not a snake much easier to work with and contain as they cant climb there cages. and as ive been keeping inverts for +9 years now i feel ready. also if i can stop a pede escaping for a year nothing else could be that hard to contain!

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0.1.0 chili rose
0.0.1 Gaint Viet. centipede S. Subspinipes

coming soon....

DWA
Hotnetotta not sure which Sp yet
A. Australis

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Mack Blazzing Blizzard Leo, Bell Albino Leo,Normal Leo,Urban High yellow with Carrot Tail leo.
Red Claw Scorpion ,Egyptian Gold scorpion
Atacama Red Scorpion, Talca Scorpion's

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Carpet Chameleon, talca scorpion