Petco BRB...

[Mangiapane85]

Congrats on the Rainbow - they are a fantastic (looking) snake. I got one from a guy two months ago and was told he was a bit aggressive, etc and was wary of him when I first brought him home but he has been great to handle. I am always fascinated by how smooth his scales are (compared to my other snakes, especially the Jungle carpet). And he is fast - when he wants to go somewhere (where I don't want him to go) he can motor! He likes to wrap around my waist and then slide down my leg to get to the floor - caught me off guard the first time he did that as I thought that I was dropping him.

It is definitely fascinating to feel the difference in scale textures between different species for sure. My Kenyan Sand Boa almost feels scaleless. He's just so smooth. And my Brooks king is the total opposite. Big thick bumpy scales.


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[skinnyrascal]

Are you sure that you have a Brazilian Rainbow Boa and not a COLUMBIAN Rainbow Boa? Colombians are brown. Of course you could have a low color BRB, but just thought I'd point this out in case you were told by some individual and not an actual breeder of BRBs.

It is indeed a BRB. https://mobile.twitter.com/scalemate...145600/photo/1

[skinnyrascal]

How is it saving a snake? All that happens is you buy or "save" a snake and the store then replaces it with another. It is a terrible cycle. If nobody bought the snakes and they quit placing them in their inventory then many snakes would be saved. Anytime you buy one it is nothing more than spinning the wheel.

Don't get me wrong I hate seeing the snakes like that. I even had a GTP die in my hands at a PetCo one time. I get the urge to "save" animals and I wish I could own them all but that is just not possible.

I hope you both have great luck with your pickups and enjoy them as much as I enjoy my BRB. They are beautiful snakes.

I wouldn't do it if it was a BP or other common snake unless the snake really was in imminent danger, but my Petco almost never has BRBs. In the 7 years I've been frequenting, I've only known of one other time they had one and it already sold. They aren't going to immediately replace it, if at all. It's not like reptile sales are even what keep their business going. If people stopped buying reptiles from petco, Petco would still continue to sell small mammals and the major distributors of reptiles will find another outlet to sell to. Those places aren't going to stop unless enough petitions are signed or legal action is finally taken.

[skinnyrascal]

100% agree. It's just perpetuation of a sad and terrible cycle.

If you saved this snake, are you going to "save" the next one? And the next one?

If seeing the snakes in bad condition in the big chain stores disturbs you, the best thing we can do as snake enthusiasts is to STOP buying them from these places.

With all that said, I hope you two have healthy pets that live long lives. Just don't do it again!! lol


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Point to my previous reply being, saving every snake is unrealistic. But letting one you grew attached to go to someone else isn't going to stop it. Only legal action can stop it, and there's only so much we can do. I stopped buying hermit crabs when I was younger after learning they're taken from the wild, plus the fact their needs are almost never met in captivity. I helped educate people about it online and off. Did it stop them from being sold? Nope..

[skinnyrascal]

I'm also going to add, wholesale pet breeders ars just as bad as factory farming, but less people have feelings about how those animals are treated because they want to eat them. So while I do understand not agreeing with buying animals from Petco, I hope nobody tells people not to do it again unless they agree to never eat fast food or non organic meat again too.

[Reinz]

It is indeed a BRB. https://mobile.twitter.com/scalemate...145600/photo/1

Thanks, I don't tweet, but I will take your word for it.

[Ball2Drop]

Thanks guys/gals!


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[Mangiapane85]

I'm also going to add, wholesale pet breeders ars just as bad as factory farming, but less people have feelings about how those animals are treated because they want to eat them. So while I do understand not agreeing with buying animals from Petco, I hope nobody tells people not to do it again unless they agree to never eat fast food or non organic meat again too.

Guessing you're a vegetarian then? Lol... to compare buying a neglected PET(s) from stores that have a terrible reputation for the way they treat said pets to large animal farms that supply humans with the food required to obtain proper branch chain amino acids for optimal health is like saying " you can buy frozen yogurt. It tastes OK, but don't buy ice cream because it derives from farms where the workers squeeze the cows teets too hard."

Or I don't know maybe that made no sense, but your argument is apples to oranges. .. animals in a slaughterhouse are mistreated. I've seen the videos. But that doesn't make me wanna call them and say, "wait! I wanna save that pig that you just kicked back into his pin.".... and that's ONLY because., well, I like bacon.


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[skinnyrascal]

Guessing you're a vegetarian then? Lol... to compare buying a neglected PET(s) from stores that have a terrible reputation for the way they treat said pets to large animal farms that supply humans with the food required to obtain proper branch chain amino acids for optimal health is like saying " you can buy frozen yogurt. It tastes OK, but don't buy ice cream because it derives from farms where the workers squeeze the cows teets too hard."

Or I don't know maybe that made no sense, but your argument is apples to oranges. .. animals in a slaughterhouse are mistreated. I've seen the videos. But that doesn't make me wanna call them and say, "wait! I wanna save that pig that you just kicked back into his pin.".... and that's ONLY because., well, I like bacon.


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No, I'm not vegetarian, and no, I'm comparing animals to animals in terms of welfare. For the record, its entirely possible to obtain meat from animals that havent been abused. But yeah, I figured you were just a hypocrite. Thanks for confirming that. There goes the credibility of your argument.

[Mangiapane85]

No, I'm not vegetarian, and no, I'm comparing animals to animals in terms of welfare. For the record, its entirely possible to obtain meat from animals that havent been abused. But yeah, I figured you were just a hypocrite. Thanks for confirming that. There goes the credibility of your argument.

I totally agree. And most of the large corporations we as American consumers buy our meats from treat their animals appropriately prior to slaughter. PETA and the FDA keep close watch on them for many reasons, and this is one.

Not a hypocrite at all but you're entitled to your opinion.


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