Quote Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle View Post
What we are saying is what is best for the pet and the OP. If you want to share your passion for reptiles then do it with people that accept reptiles, for example here on this forum or in person with other reptile lovers. Forcing people to be around animals they hate is not the way to "share your passion" but most likely to get people to want these animals banned because they feel threatened. There is a time and place for everything. I like to listen to loud hardrock music so that does that mean I can go around blaring my music in a music store(since they sell music) because I want to share my passion? No of course not. It is about being considerate of others, not imposing our hobbies on others and causing negative feedback to the reptile community.

What we are saying is being a responsible reptile owner and not a "hey look at me reptile owner". That gives us a bad rap.

In other words share your passion responsibly.

Again, agree to disagree. I just don't feel we as a community should say don't do it because we don't agree with it. He wasn't blaring his snake in the pet store he was sharing it with a select few who wanted to here it and someone didn't like it so they want to try and make him quit listening. Well maybe they should go to the other side of the store where they can't here it.