Just not pets

[davo]

I totally agree with Davo. Aslong as the people buying give ALOT of thought, and don't just plan to flog the animal off when it gets too much to handle, and are willing to spend the time, money, effort, and knowledge on them then why not? Ok, Its not your average corn snake I agree, but then, smaller households with very young children etc still have to go through the same amount of thought of whether they should buy one than say a family of adults (all snake lovers) buying a large boid. Hope that makes sense? People really do have to go into it very carefully, and realise what they are keeping has the capacity to kill them easily, pretty much whenever it feels it wants too, which I think is most peoples problem when they buy such animals, they think they are 'tame' and so will never harm them (tame nile crocodile anyone..?). I, dont have a problem with keeping/people keeping larger/potentially more dangerous animals aslong as they are cared for properly and proper precausions are taken, and I'm proud of it really. But yeah, defo some crazy people out there just buying because they can, or to show off, though you dont hear of that many anymore, most people getting large monitors etc ARE enthuiasts which is good. I guess you could say getting a larger animal is totally different from something smaller, which would be true, but in the long run and overview of it all, its really not. For enthuiasts, its not a problem
(In my opinion )

I agree with this. Size doesn't come into it - people have to take care of all there animals, regardless.

 

[Jessica Dring]

 

[CTU2fan]

Haha nile crocs...I think I've seen a salty for sale someplace too, how's that grab ya?

I think the biggest issue I've got is that places like Petco sell some of the big reptiles on Z's list...so some yo-yo can waltz into Petco & pick up a nile or water monitor, or a burm. I think these animals can be kept properly in the private home, but they're hardly for the novice keeper, and let's face it, it's the novice that's buying their herps at Petco.

I think in most places here in the states you need a permit to keep any of the large exotic mammals, but I also think it's not all that hard to get one illegally, which is what I assume people are doing.

 

[davo]

Haha nile crocs...I think I've seen a salty for sale someplace too, how's that grab ya?

probably with its mouth and teeth and then it'll roll and take my arm off
I'm getting 3

 

[Jessica Dring]

hahaaa

 

[Fishes33]

WHOA! You can really sell young black tip reef sharks for 2200 bucks???? I catch and eat these guys all the time. Damn I've been eating some expensive meals...

yea, I seen them for sale time to time at some fish store which specialize of helping people setting up monster tank 400 Gallons +

lol wasn't saying you were a liar, just that it's crazy you have animals like nile crocodiles so easy to obtain for just 200 dollars. That is mental.
However the advert is exactly what is wrong with todays reptilekeeping. A caimen missing toes because they housed it with a turtle, and calling a nile crocodile tame. Nile crocodiles 99.9% of the time, is out of everyones league. Where do you find these people? lol

If you look hard enough, you will find them

I will ship you a nile croc and mislabel it as a crocodile gecko so you can get thru custom/security at the airport

 

[davo]

lol. I dont think they are very easy to obtain here in the UK, and probably rightly so. We dont even have the right climate to keep them in a large outdoor area. Nor do i have the nile running through my garden.

 

[Fishes33]

lol. I dont think they are very easy to obtain here in the UK, and probably rightly so. We dont even have the right climate to keep them in a large outdoor area. Nor do i have the nile running through my garden.

let them run loosely in your house/room, its tame.. it will make an enjoyable pet

Seen shop owner/hobbists let their large lizard runs freely inside their store/room

It will keep all the thief away too! Better than keeping a dog!! Robber will think twice before robbing you

 

[davo]

It would make me think twice about going in my own house, let alone robbers lol

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

I think you're better off buying a house for itself!