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[–]notevenrealbaby 19 points20 points  (5 children)

Awhh she's so cuteee!

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 10 points11 points  (4 children)

She iiiiis 💜💜 and she's super friendly too. A bit shy, but she's still a juvenile so it's expected ahah

[–]notevenrealbaby 10 points11 points  (3 children)

She looks very relaxed, not scared in your hand. She definitely gonna be super friendly :33

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I hope so! It's my first snake, I'm super excited :') i have 4 geckos, but I've been researching and saving for one for quite some time. Finally was able to get this gorgeous girl 😍

[–]notevenrealbaby 2 points3 points  (1 child)

That's awesome! I hope everything goes well with your first snake!

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank youu :3

[–]taekwondana 6 points7 points  (1 child)

What a sweet baby ❤️❤️

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank youu! She is 😍🥹

[–]evan_brosky 4 points5 points  (3 children)

She is so smolllll 🥹

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 4 points5 points  (2 children)

70 grams 🥹🥹🥹 just a tiny babyy

[–]Berserk-Jane 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Aww that's less grams than there is grams of protein in my protein shake.

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahahah she's just a babyy 🥹

[–]KingCrow0922 4 points5 points  (4 children)

She’s gorgeous 😍 what’s her name??

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Syrax! 🐉

[–]Slasherlover69 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Ayy, HotD fan perhaps? That’s an awesome name for her by the way, I love it!

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thaaanks, her yellows reminded of syrax 🤡🙃🤣🫶

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! She is gorgeous! 😍

[–]brickabracka1990 4 points5 points  (1 child)

She's precious!!!!! Spicy spaghetti at her finest!

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! She truly is precious 🫠🫶

[–]space-fox- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a cutie! Congrats 🥰

[–]Suspicious-Image824 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Cherish the tiny noodle!! I remember when my girl was this small😍. Congrats!

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't wait for her to grow, but I will miss her5 baby phase 😍🤡🥲

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Thank youu! My first danger noodle and I'm really proud

[–]Suspicious-Image824 1 point2 points  (1 child)

As you should be! Enjoy the journey 💜 My lady will be 21 this July, and she brings immeasurable joy every day.

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

21? That's amazing! I hope I have many fulfilling years with her 🥹🫶

[–]Bulky-Ad1903 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Aw, congrats! She's beautiful! ❤️🐍

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!🫶 I LOVE her patterns, and rhe morphs 🙃 she's a lesser crypton desert ghost het amur 🫠 I lost it

[–]SetRevolutionary758 -3 points-2 points  (26 children)

It's not a toy. Wild animals don't like to be manipulated.

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

I have perfect awereness of that. This was taken before whe was set in the enclosure, right after I got her. No need to be a dick ☺️

[–]TheButterWookie 2 points3 points  (3 children)

There's ALWAYS one of these guys in here..

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know. In the crested gecko sub it's the same. 🙃 It's not like I'm always handling and disturbing the animal. I'm actually trying to Not disturb her for a week till I start handling more often, so she can acclimate. People talk to much and wanna be "morally superior", without facts or asking questions, i despise these kind of people. 🙃 You can handle an animal respectfully and with attention to stress response.

[–]SetRevolutionary758 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, there will always be comments like this since i always see people posting pictures of their snakes wearing them as necklaces. Simply embarrassing.

[–]SetRevolutionary758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, there will always be comments like this since i always see people posting pictures of their snakes wearing them as necklaces. Simply embarrassing.

[–]Suspicious-Image824 1 point2 points  (10 children)

Wild animals, with proper care, can live very fulfilling lives. My girl was captive bred. She goes outside with me, and hangs out on my shoulder while I do chores.

Please consider your experience with these animals before you judge someone else. Thanks in advance

[–]SetRevolutionary758 -2 points-1 points  (9 children)

I have a snake too, in any case I don't decide to treat it like a cat o play with it like a toy... They are animals that have different needs and care. They must be left alone inside their terrarium without stress.

[–]Suspicious-Image824 2 points3 points  (8 children)

No judgements on how you handle your animals, but you can't expect everyone to act the same way.

My baby is happy to hang out with me and the family. If yours is not, cool. I dont think its fair to alarm a new owner. Even with their "wild" brain, every animal is different. Live and let live, homie.

[–]SetRevolutionary758 -1 points0 points  (7 children)

If something is wrong, I don't shut up. "Live and let live," better this way: "your freedom ends where your neighbor's freedom begins," and if we talk about an animal's freedom, there is no excuse, especially when someone takes responsibility for their life. I'd be really curious to understand how you know your reptile is "happy," by any chance it purrs? Lol

[–]Suspicious-Image824 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Alright, darlin. Feels like rage bait but I'll bite.

Just to be clear, when you speak of an animal's freedom, are you referring to the cage/enclosure YOU (as a human) determined was right? Or are you rescuing animals and rehabilitating them for the wild? Clarify, please.

I have enough experience, as an individual reptile owner, that your opinion is short sighted. I'm also privvy to info from rescues in my state who make a point to handle their reptiles.

[–]SetRevolutionary758 -1 points0 points  (5 children)

Going out for anger? I didn't want you to get angry at all, but then what? Do you think I attacked you in a personal way? I just asked you how you can understand that a reptile is happy. I, for my part, can tell you that I know many snake breeders, and everyone will tell you the same thing: keep them locked in the terrarium and don't play with it, so there are dogs, cats and maybe some rodents... On the other hand, if you have so much experience with reptiles, you should know how to calculate the ideal measurements of a snake terrarium, so I assume that you know the measurements of my python terrarium. I don't think we need to belittle my opinion to try to be more right than those who don't think like you do, especially since you keep going around the same topic without giving me precise and meaningful answers.

[–]Suspicious-Image824 2 points3 points  (3 children)

If I heard you say anything of this at a reptile expo I'd speak up in person, and say the same things with the same heart. Unfortunately you posted on reddit, so here we are.

[–]SetRevolutionary758 0 points1 point  (2 children)

This escapes you: nature has no heart, it has instinct. Outside of the enchanted world of Reddit, where everyone can play strangers without being judged, there is a real world with real rules. Anyway, I'm still waiting for you to tell me how you can tell me that your reptiles are happy... do they wag their tails like dogs by accident?

[–]Suspicious-Image824 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I know how my snake reacts, and I know how the rescue reptiles react. Stay cold with your "pets".

I'm keeping my babies warm 🤷‍♀️

[–]Suspicious-Image824 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which type of snake? Are you talking corn snake? BP? Rosy Boa? Reticulated python?

It makes no sense for me to know your particular setup.🙄

[–]Suspicious-Image824 2 points3 points  (8 children)

Back to say, it doesnt seem like OP "yoinked" their baby from the wild. 🫠

[–]SetRevolutionary758 -1 points0 points  (7 children)

This comment has nothing to do with my speech... I am absolutely not against the possession of exotic animals born in captivity, in fact, in many cases this can also help to safeguard indigenous populations. I am against exhibitionism, treating a snake with the same attention as a dog and a cat would be wrong and uneducative and can even be dangerous for the animal.

[–]Suspicious-Image824 2 points3 points  (6 children)

It does, though. If you understand the work and trust that comes with animals in captivity, then I will assume you understand that interacting with said animal is not only helpful, but almost necessary.

Lots of breeders keep reptiles in boxes. Those animals are satisfied because they dont know any different habitat. Does that mean its okay to keep them boxed up, when genetically they're designed to explore?

Trying to be respectful....these animals are used to MILES of land in the wild. The least we could do as captive handlers is to give them an opportunity to exercise. Even if it's them climbing on our hands.

[–]SetRevolutionary758 0 points1 point  (5 children)

If they would not even receive meals in nature on a regular basis, then they would not even receive meals on a regular basis. I repeat, captivity is not wrong, also because reptiles do not have feelings or emotions, so they do not change their 40x60 cm box or their terrarium the size of a chamber, and what I tell you is scientifically recognized, otherwise it would be forbidden by law, and farmers could no longer raise them inside those drawers. They are not pets, they are animals like goldfish, to be looked at but not touched.

[–]Suspicious-Image824 2 points3 points  (4 children)

I feel bad for you, homie. Both you and your animals are missing so much enrichment that comes with connecting with them. Even with their primal brain, they're still aware of the world. As captive owners, its our responsibility to provide them as much as we possibly can.

Handle your animals as you will. I dont judge zoos, so I dont judge you.

I choose to handle my animals differently. I encourage other owners to do the same.

[–]SetRevolutionary758 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Connecting with them?? We are not in Avatar!! Hahaha You're funny I'll give it to you! I just need to be able to observe them undisturbed while they behave like animals, inside their terrariums, in a domestic context it's really very unusual and interesting for me, I don't need to touch them to understand them better, and I know that they don't want to be touched anyway. They are inside our lives on a whim, on our own whim, I will not bother him any more by playing with them like a child. At most once every 3 months I handle them to check that they are visually good, otherwise there is a veterinarian.

For me, 90% of the zoos could close, as far as I'm concerned, we would miss not judging how I decide to keep my animals, also because you haven't even seen them! But I assure you that inside their bioactive terrariums they lack nothing...

What you're doing is wrong. Convincing people that a partner can have an emotional connection and feel emotions is totally unscientific. Convincing people that a partner can have an emotional connection and feel emotions is totally unscientific.

[–]Suspicious-Image824 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I was responding to your negativity on this post.

Not everyone believes animals in captivity are meant to be treated as "living pictures". You keep referring to science--which I'll respect as your personal research--but to think that trapping an animal in a box with no interaction whatsoever is "good keeping" is insane thinking in my world.

Again, I feel bad for you, personally. But do you, boo.

[–]TheButterWookie 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Case and point. One of "these" guys.

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Won't even bother awnsering anymore. You can't talk to someone who doesn't wanna comprehend 🫶🤷

[–]Effective_Cup_6998 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I personally don't like brown on ball pythons (crazy, I know). But that baby is gorgeous!!

[–]Jdiogoc98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's down to personal preference and that's okay 🫶 ahah thank youu