Quote Originally Posted by anatess View Post
Not angry at all... just find it kinda condescending, is all.

I'm seeing what you're getting at... but, you are using the same argument that PETA or even the president of the humane society makes on why dogs shouldn't be pets.

Ball pythons do not stay in a rack in the wild. Ball pythons do not eat f/t in the wild. Ball pythons do not get handled in the wild. Dogs stay in packs in the wild and do not eat kibble.

The Philippine Tarsier do not stay in troops. They live and hunt singly until breeding season when they find a mate. Without private individuals in the island of Bohol taking on the challenge of keeping tarsiers in captivity, that species would be extinct by now. The common marmoset thrive in small family groups. Owners of common marmosets usually own a pair or a trio. And just like dogs, monkeys tend to adopt the human family as their troop. That is why the Philippine Tarsier, who are individualists, do not breed well in captivity because of the close proximity to humans.

What I'm trying to say is... try to avoid generalizations and prejudices (you got me when you called me disgusting) unless you know exactly what you're talking about. Because, as owners of snakes, we get a lot of that coming our way that I would think we would learn not to do it to other owners of their own brand of exotics.

Okay, off the podium now...
You make very intelligent points, and I respect that. I'm sorry you felt the comment was directed towards you. I'm just so used to seeing people with exotics that aren't meeting their needs. Those are the people that disgust me. When you adopt the challenge of taking care of an animal such as a tiger or a chimpanzee, I expect for their needs to be met to the fullest and it seems as though most of the time, people are in over their heads and have the animal just to have it. It seems you aren't one of these people.