I never said primates didn't have emotions, if I did please quote as I don't remember saying it.
Also, please quote where I also said YOU (particularly) judged him for having a primate? I never. Unless you felt you were actually one of those judging (whom I said knew who they were) then I didn't neccasarraly mean you (I actually agreed with you posting the link and saying that was all that need to be said.
I don't shout whenenever I feel like it. If somebody (I FEEL) needs sticking up for on this forum I will do it, if I feel some one is being rude to me I will defend myself (or shout off as you say) or if somebody is posting nonsense "advice" that could be potentially dangerous, THEN I have something to say.
Walls, all I'm saying in this thread is, people are being way too quick to judge this fella, and people ALWAYS think the worst of even us (other members of the MFK reptile forum) which to be quite honest, is sad. Us reptile (or exotic) keepers are actually sopposed to be one of the very few that understand each other, not just attack eachother for keeping a monkey or caiman something else abit more exotic than you keep. Of course people (like myself) are allowed their opinion and too say it but this fella has done nothing wrong (until proven so as the likes of LC) to deserve people just posting critisism and nout much else.
My opinion once again, is that its also sad some members here of the forum only post when critisism is needed or to post negative comments, they don't post positive that those who do deserve it.
Yes I argue and do run my mouth walls but if I remember rightly, you do it too. In your own way. I just think its morally wrong (the above) and if you don't thats fine, its my two cents which I'm entitled too.
As for a reptile not being bored? Where is your evidence? I don't know about your enclosure, but if (almost) any reptile, say a 6 ft boa was left in a 6 ft viv its entire life with just a water bowl it would be "bored". Not of course in the same way a mammal would, but snakes too, need abit of motivation or should I say, something other than 4 glass walls and a wooden lid) too stare at for 20 years.
Also, please quote where I also said YOU (particularly) judged him for having a primate? I never. Unless you felt you were actually one of those judging (whom I said knew who they were) then I didn't neccasarraly mean you (I actually agreed with you posting the link and saying that was all that need to be said.
I don't shout whenenever I feel like it. If somebody (I FEEL) needs sticking up for on this forum I will do it, if I feel some one is being rude to me I will defend myself (or shout off as you say) or if somebody is posting nonsense "advice" that could be potentially dangerous, THEN I have something to say.
Walls, all I'm saying in this thread is, people are being way too quick to judge this fella, and people ALWAYS think the worst of even us (other members of the MFK reptile forum) which to be quite honest, is sad. Us reptile (or exotic) keepers are actually sopposed to be one of the very few that understand each other, not just attack eachother for keeping a monkey or caiman something else abit more exotic than you keep. Of course people (like myself) are allowed their opinion and too say it but this fella has done nothing wrong (until proven so as the likes of LC) to deserve people just posting critisism and nout much else.
My opinion once again, is that its also sad some members here of the forum only post when critisism is needed or to post negative comments, they don't post positive that those who do deserve it.
Yes I argue and do run my mouth walls but if I remember rightly, you do it too. In your own way. I just think its morally wrong (the above) and if you don't thats fine, its my two cents which I'm entitled too.
As for a reptile not being bored? Where is your evidence? I don't know about your enclosure, but if (almost) any reptile, say a 6 ft boa was left in a 6 ft viv its entire life with just a water bowl it would be "bored". Not of course in the same way a mammal would, but snakes too, need abit of motivation or should I say, something other than 4 glass walls and a wooden lid) too stare at for 20 years.
Exactly. If he keeps it properly awesome. Its something I'll probably never be able to do, but I'd love to own a few monkeys in a large outdoor enclosure with swings and branches and all that stuff, but unless I win the lottery it probably wont ever happen. Primates are just so interesting! For about a week on Animal Planet it was all documentaries on primates, from chimps to monkeys, it was very neat watching older chimps teach younger chimps how to use sticks to get termites from a termite mound. After all, they are distant relatives. 
