Arguments for keeping ball pythons<3

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

If my snakes went vegan would they make sure to tell EVERYBODY, EVERY chance they got??? And start social media pages to show off their vegan meals??? I can see it now...."VeganBP2642" and "CosmoTheVegan" and "BrorneoVegan4Ever" hahahhaa!!

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C'mon Craig time to give Cosmo a strawberry! #CosmoTheVegan would be a smash hit with his tofu recipes for snakes lmao

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Originally Posted by sIeepymoon

They are getting so ridiculous, honestly..
Heck yeah hold on PETA while I force feed my snake salad.

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Don't forget the avocado!

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Originally Posted by MissterDog

C'mon Craig time to give Cosmo a strawberry! #CosmoTheVegan would be a smash hit with his tofu recipes for snakes lmao

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Cha-ching!!!! I just figured out how to make my millions!!! Cosmo's cute little face will be on vegan reptile food worldwide!!! :rofl:
@MissterDog, I'll send you monthly royalty checks!!! Hahahaha :rofl:

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Arguments for keeping ball pythons;
1) I want to keep ball pythons
2) I am a winner
3) Winners get to do what they want

Seriously, it sounds like a childish response and it is however at least it is funny and it will get you just as far as a logic based and factual filled one. At least with those kinds of people.

I used to belong in that camp of "reptiles are not good captives no matter how well bred." When I cross that line and acquired my lizards, I filtered that down to "snakes can't be good captives because" camp.

That was about 2 years ago before I fell in love in snakes. Oddly enough, it was not my first snake, the bp, that convinced me. It was my king, my 2nd snake.

I have other exotic pets too including a hamster but my king proved something to me that almost everyone around me was wrong about: they have a personality. Nibbler is a sweety from day 1. Never hissed, never bit me even out of hunger, and never fussy during or after shed. She is in many ways, a "good girl," if she was a dog. She knows if you approach her tank. She knows who is handling her by how right she would wrap her tail around you if you are new to her. With me, she is so relaxed she could fall off my arms. She does not mind getting her head petted. And best of all, if I place a new item in her tank, she actually checks it out, not ignoring it. How can one say there is nothing behind those eyes and she is doing all this strictly for survival? There is curiosity. And there is personality. And she is a snake, supposedly one with a fussy attitude.

The only thing I will agree with this group of people is that reptiles, including snakes, should be provided a good quality of life, commitment and purchased captive bred only.

They will have their opinions and I respect them. In return, they should respect what they don't have to understand other than that it brings joy, companionship and admiration to the young and old. I have never met such loyal, dedicated pet owners compared to dog or cat owners. These people memorized the Latin names of their snakes. If that is not love for the species, then what is?

Well, I'm pretty sure the snakes sure don't mind being in captivity, they get an onslaught of free food on a regular basis and oftentimes they don't even need to kill it themselves! Not to mention the weather is always perfect and someone comes and cleans up after them and there are no predators to hurt them.

For a simple creature like a snake, I suspect this is the closest thing to paradise they have, especially for species like bps that don't care to move around much if they can help it.

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Originally Posted by Alter-Echo

Well, I'm pretty sure the snakes sure don't mind being in captivity, they get an onslaught of free food on a regular basis and oftentimes they don't even need to kill it themselves! Not to mention the weather is always perfect and someone comes and cleans up after them and there are no predators to hurt them.

For a simple creature like a snake, I suspect this is the closest thing to paradise they have, especially for species like bps that don't care to move around much if they can help it.

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I have a similar thought about the rodents we feed to our snakes: they have it pretty easy...food, water, shelter, housecleaning, medical care, dating service, &
only one ultimate predator at most.

And as far as reptiles, I'll never forget the time (when I lived in the CA desert) that I found a tiny night lizard that had gotten into my house and was trying to figure
out how to get a deal like the leopard gecko had: the night lizard was sitting on the screen top, looking in..."where do I sign up?" (I did end up accommodating his
wishes, so tiny & cute!)