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What Are Animals Thinking? (Hint: More Than You Suspect)
Time Magazine ^
| August 25, 2014
| Jeffrey Kluger
Posted on 08/28/2014 7:23:34 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: WHATNEXT?; Salamander; All
Maybe the Lizards, were outnumbered!
There a lot more snakes than you can see.
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posted on
08/29/2014 2:08:25 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: skinkinthegrass
You’re right. But, I see many lizards and snakes of different sizes (ages).
To: skinkinthegrass
Adorable. Thanks for skink info. They’re charming.
I visit Bearded Dragons in the pet store frequently. But alas, AndyMan the cat would make quick work of them. They have nice personalities. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/pets/beardeddragon.htm
When my daughter was 7, she fell in love with a tiny green lizard
I bought it, with a pricey “Lizard Lodge,” and tended it well. One night, when the kids were asleep, I turned on the radiator. Poor lizard looked cold, so I put his Lodge on the radiator—and fried him. OH THE SCREAMING and parental guilt. Next day, a new lizard
it lived on and on until it turned almost black
took one footstep a day. No way I’d declare it dead. Then my sis came over and scooped it out of it’s lodge==”This thing is dead.!!!” and flushed him before I could stop her.
Daughter didn’t care so much this time, as long as her MOM wasn’t the guilty party.
When and if AndyMan goes to cat heaven, I may consider something slithery. Actually, I find Anacondas fascinating, but doubt they make good house pets. Plus, this grrrrl couldn’t go thru feeding anything live mice ‘n stuff.
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posted on
08/29/2014 5:58:11 PM PDT
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
To: Nepeta
I told my daughter I wished dogs could talk. She said “why, they would just wake you up at 2 a.m. saying ‘scratch my butt’”. LOL
But my dogs love me and I love them and that’s all that matters.
To: Veto!; Salamander; All
If you/buy a snake, get a Red Corn snake..yes, their not fancy or exotic, but they
are very hardy and grow to 6'-8'. As salamander can tell you, large snakes require
large enclosures w/environments..special feeding requirement. I'm a lizard/skink guy.
Go local, if you can; here in KY, we have a small snake, called Ring-Necked snake..very nice/docile.
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:18:02 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: skinkinthegrass; Veto!
Go straight for a Boa.
Hog Islands are not actually one of the “dwarf” varities but they stay smaller than BCI or BCC.
Some of the smaller Boas are
Corn island Boas - 4-6 feet
Caulker Cay Boas- 4.5-5.5 feet
Crawl Cay Belize Boas- 3-5 feet
Hog Island Boas- 3-6 feet
Of them, the Hogs have arguably the best personalities.
-Definitely- get a male as they always stay smaller than the females and are less hormonally moody.
You will love a Boa like you’d love a dog.
A 6’ male Boa is very easily handled and seems ‘smaller’ than he actually is.
A 4’ x 4’ x 2’ enclosure is adequate space for any of them and an adult only needs to eat once or twice a month so the food cost is not intolerable.
[unless you have 21 of them...then it gets pretty weird]
Ringnecks were my first love.
:)
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:31:17 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(People will stare. Might as well make it worth their while.)
To: skinkinthegrass; Veto!
Pinky is about 6.5' long but seems smaller as he is thinner, because he's a boy.
All the bikers pass him around with no problems. :)
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:36:05 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(People will stare. Might as well make it worth their while.)
To: ilovesarah2012
But my dogs love me and I love them and thats all that matters.
I am equally certain that my cats love me as cats can.
Horses were different. My horses did not love me, but I was always moved by the way they trusted me when I asked them to do something scary or to endure a painful medical procedure.
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:38:11 PM PDT
by
Nepeta
To: skinkinthegrass; Veto!
Here he is, hanging on his friend Linda, working for tips.
. :)
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:39:59 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(People will stare. Might as well make it worth their while.)
To: Salamander; Veto!; All
yeah..same here. I didn't know; they (Southern Ring-Necked) were in cKY,
cat brought one in (dead). Ever since; that cat, never had "a easy time" in the
garden/rose bed..it moved to squirrels. We also had 5-Lined skinks.
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:47:49 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: Salamander
I've seen them, tasting the air from your SUV (photos). EEEEHHAAAAA! 🐍
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:51:52 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: Salamander
that guy, looks very comfortable. 🐉
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:53:44 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: skinkinthegrass; a fool in paradise
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:55:13 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Salamander
Can you get Rosys? ..or are they restricted?
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posted on
08/29/2014 9:57:14 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: GeronL; All
*chuckling* ..i have always, wondered what the cat was thinkin'
"l'm about to hack-up a hairball/I need to lick myself/I hate liver..etc..etc." 🐱
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posted on
08/29/2014 10:04:04 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: skinkinthegrass
He is the biggest attention whore, ever.
He will cheerfully go from shoulder to shoulder until I get tired of keeping track of who has him, *now*.
He knows that my leathers mean a possible trip out.
He knows to hop into his backpack if I open his door when wearing leathers.
He rides quietly in the backpack, aware that he will emerge into a crowd of fans.
He also knows that going back *into* the backpack means we are going home and he will have to go back into his house, so he wrestles me for it.
Then, when we get home, he puts on The Face which is supposed to make me feel so guilty for making him Live Like An Animal.
[and it works]
;D
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posted on
08/29/2014 10:41:36 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(People will stare. Might as well make it worth their while.)
To: skinkinthegrass
I could, if I wanted them, Rubbers, too.
However, I’m not much for Boas who burrow and are “invisible” most of the time.
My first Boa was a Dumerils and I only saw her when she rocketed out of her substrate to grab her supper.
She lives with a friend, now, hopefully soon giving him babies.
Wouldn’t mind having a Sonoran but I rarely see them for sale.
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posted on
08/29/2014 10:44:41 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(People will stare. Might as well make it worth their while.)
To: skinkinthegrass
78
posted on
08/29/2014 10:49:38 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(People will stare. Might as well make it worth their while.)
To: Nepeta
I think with horses, trust is love. They make you work for trust. A lot of dogs just love everybody. Not so with horses.
To: Salamander; All
*chuckle!* ..sounds like the snake has trained you very well. 🐍
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posted on
08/30/2014 8:22:23 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
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