THAT is a hot spot

[Animals As Leaders]

As I said in the part of my last post you neglected to quote, it will become a debate when the "Boscs eat rodents" people publish their own statistics from their visits to Africa and observations on the Bosc diet. Until then, it's a really just a discussion of fact vs. fantasy/opinion.





I haven't been on forums in a number of months, and just from a glance at the first page of posts on here since I've been gone, the majority of threads are "I have ___ kind of monitor and it's not drinking/not eating/listless/fat/sick/etc." The majority of that majority being threads about Savannah Monitors.

Reading those threads, the majority of responses are by people who either a) don't keep monitors or b) are suggesting more of the same ideas that got the animal sick in the first place.

While you may think it's "stupid", there are some people (myself included) who get tired of seeing the kind of pet industry-based advice that contributes to mountains upon mountains of dead monitors in any given year. So pardon if it seems that some get over-excited.

I think its "stupid" because no one can learn when there being offended, and when you talk to someone in the wrong "tone", or whatever you would like to call it people tend to get a bad taste in their mouth and react. I completely understand why you get "excited" but do the community a favor and take it down a notch. Their are ways to teach people without being hostile, and negative. I know if I am trying to learn and someone calls me stupid, or makes me feel in anyway "offended" its hard for me to take them or their opinions seriously. Whether they are correct or not, I still would rather learn from a level headed individual then a know-it-all jamming facts down my throat and making me feel stupid for not knowing/understanding. This is how bad information remains in circulation. Who wants to believe/learn from a jerk? I know I don't. So next time you want to get "excited", do us all (monitors included) a favor and don't and take a deep breath cuz guess what? Your reaction just adds to the fire and just makes the fire bigger. Non-reaction is key in life, and staying calm and assertive is what gets the job done not "getting excited" and trying to jam information down peoples throats. Don't let your emotions get the best of you, truth is truth, and getting mad at people who are "unaware" is pointless.

Btw, this is NO way shape or form directed at allergenic.