Melissa Kaplan

I dont know if this is a proper thread (and if it isn't, mods please remove it). What is the general feeling in the herp community on Melissa Kaplan? I have seen a lot of mixed opinions ranging from purveyor of worthless (and wrong) information to the next in line for herpdom sainthood. Any thoughts?

J

What little I've read from her annoys me. But I haven't read enough to form any solid opinion one way or the other about her. Just a general, overall "don't care for her" sort of thing that I haven't bothered to try and prove or disprove.

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Originally Posted by JLC

What little I've read from her annoys me. But I haven't read enough to form any solid opinion one way or the other about her. Just a general, overall "don't care for her" sort of thing that I haven't bothered to try and prove or disprove.

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And thats where my curiousity lies. I wonder what has happened (there has to have been an incident of some sort) which has made multiple people i have talked to react the same way.

I suppose you could track down all her writings and start wading through them...see if it becomes obvious then.

RDR has her care sheet up on his site. I would really like to know if he has his own caresheet though

Ok, this is ALL HEARSAY, but I remember reading a thread, don't remember which forum it was though, but the gist of the thread was that while Melissa's advice ranges from somewhat bad to outright stupid, the real problem is that while she's offering advice on reptile keeping, she's hanging out with PETA and talking publicly about how no one should own reptiles. Basically, she's talking out both sides of her neck. AGAIN, THIS IS ALL HEARSAY, I HAVE NO EVIDENCE TO BACK THIS UP, IT IS FROM SOMETHING I READ.

Now that you mention it, I recall hearing the same thing. About how she writes all these articles but advocates banning of reptile ownership. The problem is that its hard to separate fact and fiction on this monster we call the Internet. So who out there has the straight poop on it?

I found the thread, it was on Fauna Classifieds

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...melissa+kaplan

It has been claimed by some that Melissa Kaplan is frowned upon as a souce of information for the hobby/herpetology.

Is this true?

If so, why is she frowned upon as a source of info?

EDIT: Woops I should have used the search function....there's already a thread title this......admin feel free to delete this if you see fit.

From what I know, she does not have experience with some of the animal's she post's or write's articles about. She is also a member and supporter of PETA from what I have heard, and been told by other, more experienced herpetologist's.