Define "tame"

[Shelby]

I consider tame to be if you can free handle without being bitten.. I will still consider a snake that hisses to be 'tame'. Both of my bloods are talkers, but have not offered to bite since they were babies.

[novato]

I agree with shelby. There are some tame bloods. Just like mine. I can handle them without ever getting any signs of aggresion. They are captive bred. But like always, there are a few that even if they are captive bred, they will be nippy or show aggresion. They all have their own personality. So that means that they lied to you!

[Schlyne]

I consider tame to be if you can free handle without being bitten.. I will still consider a snake that hisses to be 'tame'. Both of my bloods are talkers, but have not offered to bite since they were babies.

I concur.

[JoeNapoli]

I recently picked up a 1.1 pair of bloods that were advertised as tame. What would you consider tame? Do you consider peeing on you, doing everything in it's power to bite you and try to cut off your circulation tame? This is the "friendly one". The female. Sorry but I would need to use a box of bandaids to even think of getting the male out for a picture. He is the side strike, open mouth, bite anything that moves type...

SPJ i see that you haven't posted anything since last month, but i searched the archives here for "tame" and your post had me ROTFLMAO! I also see that you later posted a photo of a big Borneo resting its head in the palm of your hand. I'll take it that it's not one of ones you describe above? Whatever happened to the pair described above?

If it's any consolation, most Blood owners do NOT have tame specimens. Their handling consists merely of quickly picking it up at the mid section to change the newspaper and then replacing it back in its drawer.

Congrats on the tame Borneo by the way. And nice pic too!

[mr.spooky]

I think the word "tame" is kinda loosly used with reptiles.
Tamed - (of an animal) Not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated.
A reptile (in my eyes) cannot be "tamed". You might have one that is more social than others or one that might put up with a little more than others, but as far as the def. of tamed,,, I dont think reptiles can be.
Jason

[Stewart_Reptiles]

SPJ i see that you haven't posted anything since last month, but i searched the archives here for "tame" and your post had me ROTFLMAO! I also see that you later posted a photo of a big Borneo resting its head in the palm of your hand. I'll take it that it's not one of ones you describe above? Whatever happened to the pair described above?

If it's any consolation, most Blood owners do NOT have tame specimens. Their handling consists merely of quickly picking it up at the mid section to change the newspaper and then replacing it back in its drawer.

Congrats on the tame Borneo by the way. And nice pic too!

Might want to check dates, this thread is 6 years old.

[Tim Mead]

I recently picked up a 1.1 pair of bloods that were advertised as tame.
What would you consider tame?
Do you consider peeing on you, doing everything in it's power to bite you and try to cut off your circulation tame?

This is the "friendly one". The female.
Sorry but I would need to use a box of bandaids to even think of getting the male out for a picture. He is the side strike, open mouth, bite anything that moves type.

Now I wasn't expecting these to actually be tame when I got them becuase I knew the history behind this pair.

So how would you describe a blood as tame? Is it tame as in the sence of being tolerant to human interaction, or is it relative and you would describe it as being tame "for a blood"?

Personally, I consider an animal tame when you can reach in, pick it up, and handle it without the constant restraint to avoid a bite.

Just curious as to what the consensus is.

ROTFLMAO, and 6 years old gotta another chuckle..
Spooky has it correct too.. Snakes and reptiles are not tame..They tolerate us or they don't in some cases..

[JoeNapoli]

Might want to check dates, this thread is 6 years old.

Dates were checked before message was posted. My statement "SPJ i see that you haven't posted anything since last month" is correct, he hasn't posted anything since 04-22-2013. That the original post was 03-24-2007 just makes my question "Whatever happened to the pair described above?" even more appropriate. Thank you.

[dr del]

Dates were checked before message was posted. My statement "SPJ i see that you haven't posted anything since last month" is correct, he hasn't posted anything since 04-22-2013. That the original post was 03-24-2007 just makes my question "Whatever happened to the pair described above?" even more appropriate. Thank you.

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[mackynz]

Dates were checked before message was posted. My statement "SPJ i see that you haven't posted anything since last month" is correct, he hasn't posted anything since 04-22-2013. That the original post was 03-24-2007 just makes my question "Whatever happened to the pair described above?" even more appropriate. Thank you.

That's what has me confused, you indicated you knew it was an older thread and as you said he logged on less than a month ago (which is the first thing I check with older threads).

I know thread necromancy is usually frowned upon but the guy is still active, I don't get the problem here

Maybe a PM would have worked better?