Petstore encounter I had to share

[David802]

Ok, not trying to be a pain here, but since you are name calling, I might as well put my two sense in with my first post. If he is the incompetent ex owner of a 8' ball, maybe you are just a conceded owner that thinks strangers have to try and impress him. Just saying. I don't know stuff about snakes, and if I tell you a story about my uncles Python, I may be wrong on the exact kind of snake. Ok, feel free to jump down my throat now...

I'd suggest you take a few minutes and reread the previous posts dude. There was no name calling, Obviously the MORONIC (theres your name calling) strangers were trying to impress us, or trying to prove there better then us, how ever you'd like to put it.

Also, incase I Didnt make this clear, my irritation with people with like that
(such as the petco guy) isn't that they don't know about snakes. Its hardly fair for me to judge someone based on what they do or don't know. What drives me up a wall is people that are completely unwilling to learn or listen to what other people might say or know.

The fact that the fellow thought he had an 8 foot ball python is only sad because if he didn't know what kind of snake he had its very very very likely that it was not receiving proper care. If for instance he did have a burm as 4theSNAKElady suggested they get quite a bit bigger, 18 to 20 feet from what I've read. so they need larger cages then bp's, they also aren't nocturnal, and require a slightly higher cage temp, (and this is from a snake noob). If your not going to take the time to learn about your pet so that it can be happy and comfortable then you shouldn't have it in the first place!

These are just my thoughts on your 2 cents.

[Bruce Whitehead]

I would be more interested in finding out that a zoo actually took a burmese or whatever else he claimed to have had... call your local zoo and ask them if they want a burm.

They will politely decline and hang up on you after giving you a list of animal resources and vets.

Bruce