Everyones a rescuer!

[cooljules]

Originally Posted by REPTAREXPERT

hmmmm have you noticed private rescues such as ourselves are called into action every year coming up to around xmas time....

il ask around if you like see if some of my friends would like to rehome turtles

i find xmas quiet...

the turts are big, need a 5' or 8' tank really and a pain to set up and not cheap...

im fine at the mo, until they go outside, but also trouble getting them somewhere else...

theres hundreds around the country always offered for free, or some daft enough to sell them...or try to!

[ReptileKid]

Originally Posted by cooljules

never kept them, but if it gave off heat to right temps, was secure and safe and did the job...seems fine

Thanks, it was secure and worked fine,
i have got a new lamp and guard now though,
people keep things in diffrent ways and if it works then so be it.

[cooljules]

Originally Posted by oasis_reps

Thanks, it was secure and worked fine,
i have got a new lamp and guard now though,
people keep things in diffrent ways and if it works then so be it.

yup....

if someone brought me something i wasnt expecting i could knock up something that works, safe but wouldnt be pretty.

i have used up 70% of my emergancy stock of spares.

[Saedcantas]

Originally Posted by oasis_reps

The lamp was not taped to the side?
it was Srewed down the the floor, also there was mesh covering it,
while i waited for my new lamp to arrive.
Also, all my reptile are perfectly healthy so i think i must be doing somthing right.

Seriously though, no point in lying. Anyone can just check through your thread history and see how it actually went down... no mesh here, random tape hanging off the walls (my mistake I thought it was there for a reason!!!). You didn't think there was anything wrong until others pointed it out and advised a better approach.

This isn't personal, I'm just saying, no matter how genuine your intentions are, this is the kind of thing that is going to happen (and then try and fob people off with some rubbish to make it ok).
You're letting your own argument down. You won't garner much support for other young inexperienced chaps like yourself with evidence like that.


Lotte***

[Saedcantas]

Looks like a masive bunch of people are already onto your game Jack...

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/lizar...-centre-3.html

[ReptileKid]

bit old now...
READ MY BOA VIV, ITS CLAMPED DOWN AND U CAN SEE MESH ON IT!!
ALSO IF YOU READ U CAN SEE ITS NEW, AS IS MY IGGY VIV WHICH WAS BEFORE I HAD MY IG IF UR GUNNA HAVE ANOTHER GO!

Bringing up old stuff? tht was ages ago,
sorry but your quite sad if this is all you do
ALL my animals are very heathy thanks,
look at some pics of em if u want

[crazycraigee]

Originally Posted by Paul_MTS

A true animal rescuer says no to nothing!

Actually there is a rescue centre I know which does say no to nothing, this only causes problems. The place is smelly + dirty (including the animals living areas). He doesn't have the time, money or knowledge to give the animals the care they need. I have two rats from there which turned out to be pregnant - he said they were too young to get pregnant, which we knew was wrong. They were also in a cold shed on wood shavings - a big no no. The cages hadn't been cleaned out from the previous occupants (pigeons). The pregnant ones who had given birth had no proper food, just cat biscuits and he had no idea how many babies they were. Of which 5 of 7 from one litter had died and were just left in the nest. Needless to say we took our two rats away from there - babies included, as with our knowledge of rats they are better off here. we have had to learn about babies and birthing though.

My point is obviously that even rescue centres need to turn down some things - or just direct people to another more suitable place. The RSCA and other centres do turn things away, for this reason. When i had to rehome my dog, the dogs trust sent me elsewhere because they couldn't take on another dog.

However I think the point you are making is these 'young' people (whatever age that is) are out to get free pets, and this is why they take some pets and not others. But this is better than them taking on more than they can handle.

Anyways I should probably stop now, rant dragging on just a tad

[crazycraigee]

lol, I'm still new to forums and just realised, I was viewing page 1 of 12, ah well, got my rant outta the way. anyways.......

[Bantastic]

lol, haha easy mistake!

[Paul_MTS]

I'll let you off for that rant.....

but as I have explained further into the thread, that comment on no to anything was a bit rash, but what I did mean to say is that when 1 rescuer says no they then give the person in need a list of contacts to try next.

And oasis reps if you can't manage to set up vivs properly for snakes your buying how do you expect to get equipment together for rescue animals.