animal planet, animal hoarders

person has 23 venous snakes and they are considered hoarding? they are running out of people.
i am sure 35% of you will be considered hoarders too. jeebus forbid we have mor then 23 snakes ahah :D

I saw that episode. It was pretty obvious that she was incapable of keeping them appropriately, and I think that was the basis for the episode. The snakes were in really random places... she kept some in unmarked tubs, some in random wooden boxes, and if I remember correctly others were roaming around her place. I'm not sure they were properly fed. She didn't seem to handle them properly either. They certainly didn't have proper husbandry.

It's a world of a difference from a responsible owner who has 50 snakes and keeps them in a proper rack system, feeds them, washes their tubs out, etc.

^I didn't see that episode, but that was probably the gist of it.

If sheer numbers were the case, yeah, most of us here would be screwed! We've got close to 40 snakes as well as 120+ rats at any given time. :D

My mum not so quietly hints about my apparent "hoarding" even put the show on last night and stared at me. I'm still under 20 snakes for goodness sake!

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Originally Posted by Slashmaster

It's a world of a difference from a responsible owner who has 50 snakes and keeps them in a proper rack system, feeds them, washes their tubs out, etc.

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Of course WE understand that, but most people do not... you know how many times I've been called an "animal hoarder," once they find out I have 25+ snakes? One of my friends even threatened (jokingly) to call that show, and have me filmed for it - LOL. :rolleyes:

They are like potatoes chips... you can't have just one. Lol:rolleye2:

I've seen an interview with one of the advisors of the show. He said that hoarding isn't just about numbers. It's about having more than you can manage to the point that it is out of control.

He said if you could keep 100 cats in a controlled, safe and clean environment, it wouldn't be hoarding.

I wish I could remember where I was that. I think it was on some news channel and the guy was promoting the new season.

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

I've seen an interview with one of the advisors of the show. He said that hoarding isn't just about numbers. It's about having more than you can manage to the point that it is out of control.

He said if you could keep 100 cats in a controlled, safe and clean environment, it wouldn't be hoarding.

I wish I could remember where I was that. I think it was on some news channel and the guy was promoting the new season.

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That's how I've always defined hoarding in my head. It's good that an adviser for the show shares the same thought.

Exactly I had this same debate with a coworker that did have animal control step in and take over 40 cats and dogs out of her house bc of her hoarding situation. She said I was no better and I was a hoarder. I actually almost choked on my lunch when she said this. I told her very calmly that there is a clear difference between having a collection of animals and hoarding. Hoarding youre in denial about what's going
On in your home. Animals may be sick, dying, and not getting medical treatment. Animals are not in clean healthy environments, or crammed in cages, not being fed properly, there's so many differences and it's really about the standard of care. If everyone gets cleaned, fed, watered, interacted with etc on a daily basis I see no issue with having a large collection of any type of animal. I work my butt off to give everyone what they need in my home. If there's an issue we go to the vet. Cages checked and cleaned daily if needed. Etc.
Being a hoarder is not about the numbers.

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I have a friend I refer to as a boarder. She has five animals but they are always sick and dying and she just gets more. She just had a Snake die in terrible case of feeding neglect