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This is why shows could probably never happen for larger or aggressive snakes. The judges would not have to expect anything of the sort and the personal injury liability cover that the organisers would have to have would have to pay out for it.
awwwww thats no fun, I would have payed good money to see someone trying to check a 20ft snappy retics teeth.
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Old 26-03-2007, 01:52 PM
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also..

in all honesty

NONE of the bigger breeders, or people with the better collections of boids..

would seriously consider taking them to Snake Crufts..

with the risk of IBD and all the other dodgy viruses about.. you would have to be half daft to even think of doing it!!

corn snake show..

yeah.. i was head steward for both shows.. 2005 and 2006..

if you know the club and the history.. then no doubt you know the rest.. if not.. well... we just let sleeping dogs lie eh...

moving on..

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Old 26-03-2007, 02:02 PM
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also..

in all honesty

NONE of the bigger breeders, or people with the better collections of boids..

would seriously consider taking them to Snake Crufts..

with the risk of IBD and all the other dodgy viruses about.. you would have to be half daft to even think of doing it!!

corn snake show..

yeah.. i was head steward for both shows.. 2005 and 2006..

if you know the club and the history.. then no doubt you know the rest.. if not.. well... we just let sleeping dogs lie eh...

moving on..

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Sorry - wrong thread I know - any news on pitter patter of tiny skunk feet yet Nerys?
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Old 26-03-2007, 02:09 PM
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tbh as far as i am concerned its a more interesting topic than the failed corn snake fan club.. and its show...

but then i am a tad biased i guess

snuff... looks the same as ever... the stripey girl.. is eating large amounts... and looks fatter

but it could just be that shes settling with me... and is looking fatter as she is eating more... her diet before was cat food and fruit (not the best!)

now she gets through - daily:
half pot yoghurt
150g cottage cheese (low fat!)
150g fresh chopped veg - corn, red and orange pepper, runnerbeans, celery, peas, frenchbeans, brocolli, cauliflower (etcetc)
30 mealworms
small handful fresh chopped roast chicken
and a small handful of the dry cat food she used to be on

snuff is not eating anything like that.. just a table spoon of cottage cheese, 30 mealworms half a yoghurt and a small handful of the chicken too.. she should be eating 90% veg.. but is bloody on veg strike at the moment..

i need a male to test them with!

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Old 26-03-2007, 02:15 PM
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OOh hope its good news with stripey then. Either way it sounds like she's settling in well with you.
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They sound like they're very expensive to feed! I don't envy your shopping list every week that's for sure.
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Old 26-03-2007, 02:36 PM
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yeah, she is getting through a fair bit for sure!!! the mealworms are the worst.. i get about a kilo for £15.. but that goes nowhere really... and snuff being a fussy cow is not helping.. she would eat 200 mealworms every sitting if she could..

if anyone fancies suppying mealies for less money, do let me know!

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i did the ratsnake table at the 2006 one....it was ace
if you people do it....best of luck
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I cant really see the appeal of them really, skunks or snake judging shows
To me all seems rather pointless, adds more competition to an allready competitive hobby.
One thing that really bugs me, no offence to anyone, is how people, especially with corn snake and royal morphs, are so crazy about what breeder it came from, NERD, Serpenco etc etc, its a morph, theres going to be bad examples in every breeders lines, just some breeders choose not to show them to the world.
Yes its an honour to win "best in show" I imagine but its unlikely that they will be the best, what about the people that dont enter? there will always be someone better than you no matter how hard you try.
I think we should put the judging show idea to bed really, just enjoy our snakes for what they rather than if theyre better than the next persons.
simply an opinion but I can see no logic in a judging show, especially after the last one that I was at, really did seem like a load of nobodies trying to be somebodies.
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One thing that really bugs me, no offence to anyone, is how people, especially with corn snake and royal morphs, are so crazy about what breeder it came from, NERD, Serpenco etc etc, its a morph, theres going to be bad examples in every breeders lines, just some breeders choose not to show them to the world.
Well they have spent years creating an excellent reputation for themselves and you know that the animal you get from them will be top quality, well cared for and exactly what they say it is.

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Yes its an honour to win "best in show" I imagine but its unlikely that they will be the best, what about the people that dont enter? there will always be someone better than you no matter how hard you try.
I'm no expert, but isn't that why it's called "Best in show" ? The best animal in the show in the opinion of the judges ?

I was a judge at last years show... and believe me, I don't claim to be anybody... just someone who keeps snakes

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