Quote Originally Posted by jclaiborne View Post
Agreed 100%. If the guy is in over his head then he needs to realize that, he has no business caring for that snake. On a side note I was also a little disappointed with this weeks SnakeBytes episode as well, Brian built up PP like it was an amazing facility. I have been to the "reptile zoo", the husbandry is terrible, the facility is filthy, most of the repitles on display had mites there are always ants and other bugs climbing in the enclosure and on the animals themselves, the cages are way too small, the staff giving out info was not knowledgeable and they are quick to tell you that the animals on display are also for sale, the list goes on. Even my son who is 6 knew enough to say, "these cages are way too small, all the animals look sick". As an example they had 2 adult rhino iguanas in a tiny (I believe it was a 4x2x2 may have been a 6x2x2) melamine and glass cage and that theme tracked through the entire "zoo". If you spend 10 minutes searching for reviews online you see years and years of the same complaints.
The thing that stood out to my most about this week's SBTV episode was seeing all those iguanas in the background in cages more appropriately sized for a hamster or maybe a smallish guinea pig. I've never heard of the place before, but a place that specializes in reptiles should at least know what size environments are appropriate for large arboreal lizards and which ones are downright cruel. You would think Brian would have known better considering his past episodes about Florida herpers that keep iguana species in outdoor enclosures the size of dog runs.

I haven't watched much of Kenan's show, and what I did see gave me the impression that he's more of a turtle guy. Obviously not very experienced at handling snakes, as he looked ready to fill his pants through the whole video. Having believed all the hype about ABTV when it was in the works, I have to say that videos like these are a big disappointment. May as well go back to watching Animal Planet for the same kind of content.