My First Rescues

[Bogertophis]

Those are beautiful snakes! But their old cage, not so much...

[Bogertophis]

...instead i stayed quiet. i smiled when she pointed the snakes out and i just ate my words. it was like a punch to the gut.

I know it's hard, especially when it's someone we were close to, but I think we have to find ways to speak up, because the snakes sure can't! Maybe invite them to
this forum and hope some knowledge & new methods rub off on them?

Years ago, there was a nearby "nature museum" that kept all sorts of displays, including some live animals to represent the local desert. The curator, together with
her late father, had started the museum many years prior, and that's about when her knowledge of keeping reptiles stagnated. Their only heat came from overhead
lights, and in a museum with plenty of air conditioning for human comfort, you can imagine just how little reached the snakes & lizards to aid their digestion. In fact,
the staff considered it "normal" that snakes regurgitated many of the meals they were fed. It was just a job, they weren't that "into" snakes & all...this is what they
do? When the curator, a very well-meaning older lady, found out I was so into snakes, she talked me into doing programs with my snakes for the museum. With my
foot in the door to influence, they eventually made improvements, and sent a few difficult snakes to me as well, where they thrived with proper care. So don't think
you can't make a difference...it might be ticklish, but you can. And for the sake of the animals, you must try.

[Sonny1318]

It’s a shame how poorly people will treat a reptile, it never ceases to amaze me. They are beautiful animals, I’m glad they are with someone who will appreciate them for all that they are. Nice!