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Posted by BrianSmith on April 21, 2003 at 17:30:00:

In Reply to: Random Thought : About breeding burms posted by hades-raptor on April 21, 2003 at 16:58:50:

I have thought of this before myself. I don't know how feasible it would be. I have never taken the time to research the pros and cons of it before. But here's what little I do know: Reptiles are generally harder to euthanize and I have read that they are more prone to dying as a result than mammals. Also, their scales and "skin" would be a lot more difficult to stitch or seal an incision should a invasory surgery be required for "fixing" them. And lastly, it would likely cost a LOT of doe-rae-me to pay for it and most of the rescues are underfunded as it is. Who is going to pay for it? But if this could be done I would be all for it.

:I was just thinking. Everyone has been talking about the fact there is surplus of burms in rescues and so forth.

:And seeing VA Rescue's add in the classifides made me think. Most adoption places will not give burms out to breeders, and I highly reccomend that, but, how do you know FOR SURE that they will not be bred?

:You can fix (spay/nueter) rabbits, rodents, dogs, cats, and nearly every animal. Why should you not be able to fix a snake? Has it been done before? I there are some methods (as least I think) of proventing breeding but it isn't permenant.

:If you could fix rescue burms, or some babies that you sell to homes, would that not help the amount of burms being bred and scattered everywhere?

:I'm not saying that all burms should be fixed, or can be, but to prevent breeding when you adopt out a burm, or sell babies to people that plan to breed to futher decrease the amount of burms out there being bred.

:I dunno, I'm rambling.

:-Randilyn

Follow Ups:

It's a very good idea, ... more Rob Carmichael 04/22/03 (6)
- Thanks Rob, your kind words are not lost on me,(sorry, LONG) BrianSmith 04/22/03 (5)
  - Thanks Rob, your kind words are not lost on me,(sorry, LONG) Rob Carmichael 04/23/03 (4)
    - To Rob and Brian Smith.....(and anyone else)... Tenor Goddess 04/23/03 (2)
      - Thank you too for the nice words.... Rob Carmichael 04/23/03 (0)
      - Thank you Amanda,.... more BrianSmith 04/23/03 (0)
    - To Rob and Brian Smith.....(and anyone else)... Tenor Goddess 04/23/03 (2)
      - Thank you too for the nice words.... Rob Carmichael 04/23/03 (0)
      - Thank you Amanda,.... more BrianSmith 04/23/03 (0)
Did you mean anesthetize????????..... DandK 04/21/03 (1)
- Yes, lol. I didn't get much sleep last night. n/p BrianSmith 04/21/03 (0)
I hear that... hades-raptor 04/21/03 (0)