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[voodoolamb]

Itty bitty dinos... hmm... Wonder why mammals and birds developed but snakes haven't...

lizards have, though? Bearded dragons seem to have the capacity to bond?

Meh. I bred beardies for quite a few years. In my experience they aren't the bonding type.

That said there are some lizards that show pretty decent intelligence for a reptile. Mostly monitors and tegus. And while they aren't lizards the crocodile family has some brainiacs (relatively speaking).

It tends to be the larger predators in the lizard family that have the smarts. I've seen nature documentaries where large monitors manipulate their environment such as turning over logs and knocking birds nests over in order to feed themselves.

I imagine irs because mammals and birds are the new commers on the evolutionary block. By the time they hit the ground there where already successful reptilian and amphibian species. The reptiles dominated for a while as the top predators and even the reptilian herbivores dominated the natural resources. It's very possible that early mammals evolved greater intelligence as a way to compete with them.

[PitOnTheProwl]

*points at my rep bar* That wasn't you?

I thought that was a mod thing. If it isn't then I am wrong about that and I will apologize for that misunderstanding.

Before I continue reading the headache this thread is causing.
Your negative rep is the community as a whole. The MODs have no control over it...... YOUR peers do.

Might be time for you to either thicken your skin or take a break. Honesty hurts when you dont want to hear the truth.
Deb isnt as blunt as some of us can be...... Im just tired of answering some of the same questions several times a week because people are too lazy to use the search bar for this site.

[Fraido]

...Deb isnt as blunt as some of us can be...

Yeah, you're the worst;p

*cowers*

I kid!

[PitOnTheProwl]

i do NOT want live. O_O my ex had a BP when he was a kid he fed live and it traumatized the snake so much apparently it died. How true this is, I'm not sure, but it has me nervous enough to feed F/T...

This right here takes the cake..........SMH

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Yeah, you're the worst;p

*cowers*

I kid!

You know you love me

[redshepherd]

I'm pretty sure the +/- rep is done by anyone who has an account on the site, not the mods...

It's just if you get enough downvotes from other users, your rep goes down.

In other news on other topics, crocs are definitely quite intelligent and can bond, like Pocho... It's a fascinating story! It does seem to be the large predatory species who have the brains.

Ball pythons are unfortunately just on the primitive end of brains. They can learn through conditioning that handling is fine and maybe even who is safe and who isn't, but not "bond" with loyalty in the way that humans think of it.

(sorry if this was already mentioned before LOL)

[Fraido]

You know you love me

Okok, I confess!

[redshepherd]

Omg.... "reptile dysfunction."

Ok I'm laughing... That's actually funny.

It's just an automatic title on the site when you get enough downvotes/negative rep from other users... Not titling you in particular.

[PythonBabes]

If anything, snakes are the stupid ones

People in this community welcome new users, yes some are blunt but some people just are and you definitely shouldn't get offended over it.

Okay, you're over reading Wheatley waaayy too much. Is he your only pet? I know when I first got Karma the urge to just hold her all day was strong, but instead I just threw a ball for the dogs, took the guinea pigs out for playtime, etc. Snakes feel few emotion, but maybe if you had a pet(like a cat or a dog) that does have the capacity to feel a wide range of emotions it would be easier to understand that?

[KingWheatley]

It's just an automatic title on the site when you get enough downvotes/negative rep from other users... Not titling you in particular.

I know. I wasn't being sarcastic, it actually made me laugh. "Reptile Dysfunction" // "Erectile Dysfunction"

please tell me I'm not the only one who got this?

[KingWheatley]

If anything, snakes are the stupid ones

People in this community welcome new users, yes some are blunt but some people just are and you definitely shouldn't get offended over it.

Okay, you're over reading Wheatley waaayy too much. Is he your only pet? I know when I first got Karma the urge to just hold her all day was strong, but instead I just threw a ball for the dogs, took the guinea pigs out for playtime, etc. Snakes feel few emotion, but maybe if you had a pet(like a cat or a dog) that does have the capacity to feel a wide range of emotions it would be easier to understand that?

It is my first pet. I get so much mixed information now, that I'm as well read on snakes as I am Horses... And I've gotten to the point that I hate horses.

im about to make a new post over something that happened. And I already know I'm going to get a lot of crap for it... >~<