Other - Rats

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Reptiles4.3.9 Rhacodactylus ciliatus (+ 3 eggs)1.1.3 Goniurosaurus luii (+ 1 egg)1.1 Gambelia wislizenii1.1 Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata1.1 Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei (1 anery, 1 normal)

as much as i love my snakes and the others lol , my dog chad has got to be my fave! also where the parrots grrrr lol larry my af grey would be up there straight behind my chad in very very close second place

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My Beasties!1.0.0 Royal Python
0.1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
0.1.0 Tokay Gecko0.1.0 Mexican red knee0.1.0 Salmon Pink0.1.0 Curly Hair0.1.0 Cobalt Blue (pet hole) Currently saving up for1.1.0 Angolan Pythons Fergus R.I.P

like em all the same but i have voted lizards as geckos for the simple reason i've noticed completely differnt personalities in each one! all are nutters in their own way! my day geckos are can be shy and skitty but actualy love the attension they get when once they are out and look at you right in the eyes and tilt their heads on the side as if to say "wtf"?
crested gecko is a real softy bless her and the uroplatus is the right nutter! hes got this thing jump, lick and pause and repeats itself.

as for my boigas my male boiga is evil and wants to kill me... but the female is very pleasant... she deserve better than him!

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0.1 cinnamon (Rhacodactylus ciliatus tiger morph) R.I.P
1.1 seth and medusa (boiga cyanea)
1.0 cat in the hat (uroplatus guentheri)
0.1 brazilian rainbow boa
1.1 jungle carpet pythons (need help with names!)
0.0 1 Mossy Frog
WANTED! 0.1 Uroplatus Guentheri, Nice phase ATB's, Day Gecko species, Tokay morphs, Different Boigas
Yea I have a Jem7V

I bet you don't hear people raving about reptiles on the dog forums!!!

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I keep Green Tree Pythons, Emerald Tree Boas, Black-Head Pythons, Woma Pythons, Irian Jaya Pythons, Royal Pythons, Leopard Geckos and dart frogs.

Baby Sorong GTP's available, bred by me this year. PM for details.

Well, I've shown off my lizards on a rat forum

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Reptiles4.3.9 Rhacodactylus ciliatus (+ 3 eggs)1.1.3 Goniurosaurus luii (+ 1 egg)1.1 Gambelia wislizenii1.1 Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata1.1 Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei (1 anery, 1 normal)

Yes, but would "lizard" be winning a favourite pet poll on a rat forum?? I think not!!!

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I keep Green Tree Pythons, Emerald Tree Boas, Black-Head Pythons, Woma Pythons, Irian Jaya Pythons, Royal Pythons, Leopard Geckos and dart frogs.

Baby Sorong GTP's available, bred by me this year. PM for details.

I take it you aren't a dog fan then

At the end of the day, the question is asking what your favourite pet is. If it's a dog, then why lie just because you're answering on a reptile forum? People here keep all sorts of animals.

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Reptiles4.3.9 Rhacodactylus ciliatus (+ 3 eggs)1.1.3 Goniurosaurus luii (+ 1 egg)1.1 Gambelia wislizenii1.1 Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata1.1 Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei (1 anery, 1 normal)

choosing between my dog and my geckos makes me feel really mean so i refuse lol

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Not at all. I like dogs very much and would like to own one again at some point in the future (a Dalmatian this time round, I think). And no, I wouldn't expect people to lie and say snake/lizard etc if their favourite pet was actually a dog/cat/anything non-reptile!

All I'm saying is that its a little disappointing that a non-reptile species is winning, or at least seriously contending with, a reptile species in a favourite pet poll thats being hosted on a specialist reptile forum. If this exact poll was being hosted on a dog forum there is no way that the spread of answers would be even remotely similar. Dogs would be winning the poll by a country mile and I wouldn't be surprised if "snake" or "lizard" didn't receive a single vote!

I suppose that what I'm trying to say is that even with many reptile enthusiasts and hobbyists (i.e members of this forum), reptiles still seem to be some kind of periphery part of their life when compared to owning more conventional pets such as cats and dogs. Maybe I'm reading too much into it but several people have commented about how their dog "is a part of the family". That to me reads as them suggesting that their reptiles aren't thought of in that same way. That upsets me because my personal belief is that reptiles are just as valuable and deserve to be thought of in that way. Admittedly they don't show the same affection as most dogs would do towards an owner but when you consider that many reptiles would naturally out-live a dog quite easily in terms of longevity I believe they do deserve parity with dogs.

cheers

Stuart

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I keep Green Tree Pythons, Emerald Tree Boas, Black-Head Pythons, Woma Pythons, Irian Jaya Pythons, Royal Pythons, Leopard Geckos and dart frogs.

Baby Sorong GTP's available, bred by me this year. PM for details.