I am here to stay

[reptileexperts]

A lot of people are bailing on the retic community. People I have grown close to. Worked personally with. And created friendships with. . . As of this morning when the Ban was announced. The retic market was flooded with snakes as people sell out everything they have been working on.

I did not. . . .

I added one new snake to my collection today, thanks to the bailouts happening sadly, but her name is Freedom. Because that is what we are continually fighting for.

All retic owners on this forum, stand strong, hold fast. It happened to burms and we survived. We too, will survive this.

[Solarsoldier001]

I haven't had the pleasure to own a retic I was hoping to one day


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[Freakie_frog]

It's all good as long as you never move out of state or have to take them for vet care. Pet owners will see very little blow back. But just think, Now you will never own a pied retic, or a cow, or a golden child.. EVER. the guy one state over will get to keep them but what you have now is all you'll ever legally get to have.

[bcr229]

I am keeping my two girls. I got them with no intentions of breeding, they are pets. I hadn't planned on getting any more but if it comes down to someone needing to move an animal versus euthanize it, I'll find a way to take it.

I'm also sad to see people bailing on their collections, and discussions about turning off incubators, destroying eggs that won't hatch out before the 4/9 deadline, euthanizing gravid females, etc.

Also, reptile rescues are likely going to be inundated with retics this year.

[Felidae]

Something really sad happening. I really sorry all of them, and all of you. That's typically a situation where the law force the people to choose between legality and humanity.

We cannot help from here. We cannot give any support beyond donations to USARK.
I feel myself useless. Will be here when time to take a global action.

[MarkS]

Sorry to see this it really doesn't make any sense. ONE state can have a potential problem but everyone gets smacked in the face because of it. I've still got my burms but I don't breed them anymore. I've had them over 10 years and have no plans on getting rid of them but if I lose one it'll be difficult to replace and eventually it will be impossible.

[Ransack]

I have seen nobody dumping snakes...where if I might ask?

[MarkS]

I've been volunteering with a herp rescue for a long time now and we never really saw an uptick of people dumping their burms after they were listed. I guess we'll have to wait and see how it affects the retics.

[anicatgirl]

I'm also sad to see people bailing on their collections, and discussions about turning off incubators, destroying eggs that won't hatch out before the 4/9 deadline, euthanizing gravid females, etc..

Who? Why? I mean I know why but frickin seriously...?!?!? No. OMG. I don't have enough horrid things to say to this.

[reptileexperts]

It's all horrific..the next month will be a rough one in the giant community. Fortunate for some they just opened their export doors so they will still produce and move offspring out to Europe.