i have some disturbing news

my friend wanted a bp very badly. he would always come over my house & hold my bp, he fell in love with it. so he decided to get one. his girlfriend that he lives with is terrified of snakes. but she finally said "ok go ahead & get it". she allowed him to get it even though she didnt want him to AT ALL. once he got it he had to feed it in 2 days because the pet shop had the snake for a month & hadnt fed it... (wtf) but anyways, his girlfriend MADE him feed the bp outside because she was scared of the little mouse. the snake ate & my friend was so happy, he called me & he was very excited the snake ate with no problems. the next day i called him & he answered the phone like "its all bad, very bad news." he told me he came home from work & the snake was not in the tank.... his girlfriend told him "im sorry but i had to get rid of that snake, i wasnt feelin it at all. i hate that thing so i got rid of it". he doesnt know if she killed it or let it looce, but that snake is gone. :tears:

woooowwwww...
Thats quite a lack of respect for both the animal and her boyfriend.
IMO he probably shouldn't have got one with her being that adverse to the animal, but I'd definitely take issue with someone giving me the go ahead and then getting rid of the animal while I was gone.

That is seriously messed up. If Steve were to get rid of our snakes, he'd end up castrated and single. But he knows better. Lol. I'm so sorry for your friend's loss.

yea he says he wants to get his own apt now, but idk, they've been together for a while, she is VERY disrespectful for that

First, I would find out from the girlfriend if she let it loose or if she simply gave it away/sold it. Letting it loose in the wild is not only illegal, but also animal cruelty in my book.

Also, tell your friend that while he is living with his girlfriend, he needs to not have reptiles. Bringing reptiles into a home where one person is clearly uneasy about it and only gives in because she was badgered or she only wanted to make the other person happy is not a good mix. Things like this happen and it is the animal that suffers. If she comes around and starts to like reptiles, that's great and he can get another. But if stuff like this is going to happen, it is in the best interest of everyone if he didn't get reptiles.

wow...sounds to me like he needs to get rid of that witch with a capital B and quick. AFTER she tells him wtf she did with his snake

Dont think she would be my girlfriend anymore, my partner was terrified of snakes when I first got them but he got over it and loves them as much as I do I dont understand the irrational fear some people have, especially when it would make them harm an innocent animal

Kick her to the curb, man. It's one thing to ask your partner to re-home a pet that you can't live with, but it's another thing entirely to dispose of their property without asking, and then refuse to say what you did with it. When it's a living animal, that's an entirely new world of wrong.

No one needs someone who treats them (or other living things) in that fashion.

wow that sucks big time.
on the note of having reptiles when the partner doesnt like 'em...
my bf doesnt like snakes but he's lettin' me have one cuz he knows better then to tell me no, lol. he's definitely not keen on the idea of me having the 3 (possibly 4) that i hope to have someday. but again he knows how i get when i really, really want something...and he loves me so he's not gonna make me fight my arse off for it. i'm blessed in alot of ways, i guess.

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Originally Posted by tiny_tiger60978

wow...sounds to me like he needs to get rid of that witch with a capital B and quick. AFTER she tells him wtf she did with his snake

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This was my first response, how messed up in so many ways :mad: