BP living with a venomous snake

Well, If the zoo's do it it must be alright. Right? :colbert:

Sure I'm gonna get flamed for this....But all in all it seems like he has an idea of what is going on. Don't agree with him keeping the snakes together but look at all the tanks he has, helping the one snake get the bad shed off, I dunno, so we don't agree with what he does, so that makes him an idiot? Seems that the only time someone isn't an idiot is when their ideas and opinions agree with everyone else's here.

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Originally Posted by sw204me

Sure I'm gonna get flamed for this....But all in all it seems like he has an idea of what is going on. Don't agree with him keeping the snakes together but look at all the tanks he has, helping the one snake get the bad shed off, I dunno, so we don't agree with what he does, so that makes him an idiot? Seems that the only time someone isn't an idiot is when their ideas and opinions agree with everyone else's here.

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You are mistaking by thinking someone is considered a idiot when everyone else disagrees with them.Those types of people prove without a doubt they are indeed IDIOTS all by themselves by doing stupid things like the person in that clip is doing.;)

besides the ball python in the same tank, what else is he doing that makes him an idiot?

The guy seems like a complete idiot to me. He has more guts than he has brains IMO.

But on the other hand, I must admit his animals have pretty impressive feeding responses, especially with him feeding f/t

There is what you CAN do, and then there is basic common sense. Any one think it is sensible to put a venomous snake in close quarters with a BP? ANYONE!!? Im not saying for sure there is going to be problems.......Yes i am.

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

But on the other hand, I must admit his animals have pretty impressive feeding responses, especially with him feeding f/t

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Thats what i noticed. They cant be too stressed if there all eating like that. Even the BP jumped all over it. I wish my BP would do that.

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Originally Posted by sw204me

Sure I'm gonna get flamed for this....But all in all it seems like he has an idea of what is going on. Don't agree with him keeping the snakes together but look at all the tanks he has, helping the one snake get the bad shed off, I dunno, so we don't agree with what he does, so that makes him an idiot?

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Wow that's a stretch... he owns lots of tanks and helped with a shed so he knows what he's doing? Sorry, but having a lot of something doesn't mean you know what your doing, just means you have a lot of it.

I don't know if he's an idiot, but he certainly is uneducated when it comes to the snakes he owns.

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Seems that the only time someone isn't an idiot is when their ideas and opinions agree with everyone else's here.

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Nothing beats real life experience. The practices that most members take part in at bp.net do so because they are time-proven methods. That doesn't mean if someone disagrees they are an idiot... on the contrary, you'll notice a lot of debates among long-time members here (ie, Live vs F/T, substrate choices etc). But there's a thin line between differing opinions and just BAD husbandry.

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

But on the other hand, I must admit his animals have pretty impressive feeding responses, especially with him feeding f/t

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Well, the snakes in question are all aggressive feeders. The ball python was aggressive as well, however, that's not surprising given he was forced into a competition for food. Ignoring that, there are some super aggressive ball pythons, you can ask any of the breeders here, and even on a small scale they'll have one or two BP's that are ultra-aggressive.

I've seen a few of the other videos that this guy has on YouTube, and I agree with what was said before that this guy has more guts than brains. I would NEVER house two seperate species together, not matter what the circumstances were. It seems to me that this guy cares more about the responses that he's getting from these videos than the overall well being of the animals that are in his care.

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Originally Posted by joepythons

You are mistaking by thinking someone is considered a idiot when everyone else disagrees with them.Those types of people prove without a doubt they are indeed IDIOTS all by themselves by doing stupid things like the person in that clip is doing.;)

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in what way has he proven to be an idiot?

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

The guy seems like a complete idiot to me. He has more guts than he has brains IMO.

But on the other hand, I must admit his animals have pretty impressive feeding responses, especially with him feeding f/t

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Your stating an opinion with no facts behind it.

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Originally Posted by jhall1468

I don't know if he's an idiot, but he certainly is uneducated when it comes to the snakes he owns.


Well, the snakes in question are all aggressive feeders. The ball python was aggressive as well, however, that's not surprising given he was forced into a competition for food. Ignoring that, there are some super aggressive ball pythons, you can ask any of the breeders here, and even on a small scale they'll have one or two BP's that are ultra-aggressive.

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He had a pretty good idea and information about his snakes. Even to the point of using scentific terms, that mean hes educated, yes, has common sense, no.

How was the BP in competition for food? Each was given its own mouse, how in any way was he having to fight for food?

Still have yet to see anyone show why he is an idiot, other then the "In my opinion" which is just that, your opinion. What does he DO that shows hes an idiot, he sounded like he knew what he was talking about when he was describing the snakes, do any of you own a venomous snake? Do you all know all the scientific lingo when it comes to something as basic as a BP? How many of you are struggling with getting just one snake to feed, he had how many feed?

Ya, he helpped a snake shed, you all know how to help a deadly snake to shed? Or even know how to handle one? I keep asking for proof in that video that hes an idiot and has no idea what he is doing, and all I am getting back is "IMO hes an idiot".

I am backing up my arguement, why aren't you all backing up yours?