S1rst

I very rarely abuse people on here but hey, this one deserves a .......

S1rst

If thats the case mate then fairy muff, i suppose it may not actually be cruel as such, but i still dont agree with keeping such a big 'wild' animal in a confined space like that.

mcst

[quote=S1rst;4236491]I very rarely abuse people on here but hey, this one deserves a ....... [/quote

I lol'd at this!!

Could you not see it was meant tongue in cheek! Some people take stuff Waaaaaayyyyy too seriously!

If you look in the pets thread you can see that i keep rabbits

Domestic breeds of rabbits are different to wild rabbits, we all know how fast they breed. A full colony of rabbits can destroy crops and can spread/carry diseases! I know a lot of local farmers and as i said they consider them vermin.

S1rst

If they consider them vermin and dont want them to 'destroy their crops', then they should take steps to keep them out. If they cant be arsed, then they have to accept the consequences of nature. Maybe this is too hard for the simpletons ('farmers who consider them vermin') to understand.

Little-AL

You must be mad fella! I can never imagine owning anything exotic so seeing all these mad pets mentioned is a bit crazy to me lol...

Approx how much would it be to purchase a Caiman?

bazzle

think you need a dangerous animals license

CraigJ

Yes as far as im aware you need a DWA. join up to the Reptileforums.co.uk there is a DWA section on there. Will give you all the info you need.

dreamer

Not a dig at you but you should read up on the damage done to australia when a colony of rabbits was introduced for shooting. I'm looking for a link right now but basically 24 rabbits bred into millions within 50 yrs and stripped the vegetation bare on the open plains. They moved up the country at a rate of 50 miles a year and there is area's of what is now proper Desert because of this.


They are vermin, no doubt about that

PT

Cool pet. Here is a pic of one when I was in Amazon last year

WongRS

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Crocodilian! lmao, ive never heard that word before and its got me in stitches, i have no idea why!

TrevCos

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Bloody hell, my missus moans every time I say I want a German Shepherd!
Maybe if I tell her it's either an alligator or a Shepherd I'll get somewhere!

S1rst

Really! That is quite bad yet quite amazing how it can cause all that from 24 rabbits. Should have given them the snip before.

As regards farmers though, if they are that much of a problem, it cant be that hard to keep them away from their crops surely?

dreamer

They're unbelievable breeders. There was a poison invented and used on the Oz rabbits, I think in the 50's, it killed 999 of every thousand rabbits 99.9% of them, the population came back and is as big now as it was when the poison was used

I don't know how you'd stop the feckers gettin into a field

-beefy-

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couldnt you just get a dog like every fucker else ??



lol once you get it in the garage it will need a sign abouve it with blueoval complaints department ,

jacko

you need a wwa licence whitch is isued by your loacle council and depending on your council can be any where from free to 3k then you need the place to keep it then the animals are arround £500 then you have to have it insured by law

RSTurboSI

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think it;ll stick to my viscous missus.. least i can tell her to get fucked when she trys to bite me... in this case you're just ganna get it

jacko

think of it this way a dog has bigger teeth and can chase you

mcst

That is the problem, how do you stop something that burrows? You can fill in the holes you can see but they're going to find a way out. (simpletons as you put it) Farmers don't have time to be trekking over acres of land trying to find and kill rabbits.

Even if people were on the land every weekend and took away a good brace the only way to really keep them under control is a cull every now and then. You might think this is cruel but at the rate they can reproduce its the only way.

You've expressed a pretty strong opinion on something i'm not sure you entirely understand without being too personal i would hazard a guess that you don't live in the country? And you are presumably against many country pursuits that are deemed "cruel". I'm not about to hijack a thread about it but some people need to experience these country pursuits to understand how important they are in rural life.

Northern Bloke

kosman

^^^^^

jacko

twat andy you shall repent for your sins

Dangerous Malcolm..

orionmojo

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FPMSL

jacko

there huge even when they ain got fethers there still football sized
here you go this is an 8 week old chick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJTCfmwRA4A

Maria.

Jacko honey my man hasnt come up with anything yet, but he has said he is seeing someone next week who might be able to help! Will keep you up to date!

Little-AL

Had a day handling large birds a while ago (kinda similar to a night out in Birmingham but with slightly more feathers ) - very good fun and rewarding with how intelligent they are!
Still bloody scary looking at those claws though lol

jacko

thanx verry much if i cant get one im going for a water monitor but i always wanted a crock and price tag aint putting me off

Maria.

Get a Nile monitor as opposed to a water monitor!!

jacko

why wats the difference

Maria.

The nile monitors are harder bastards!

Maria.

They dont look much different though!

Nile:




Water:

jacko

iv got the pic of the one with the kid on its back

Maria.

I think the main difference is Water monitors are more docile and more handleable

dakar

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Our local lizard shop is just building an enclosure for a caimen,cant wait to see it

jacko

got loads of information on getting one and its allot cheeper and eisier and cheeper than i thought


the insurance is less than 200 a year and the licence is arround 250 and then the animal its self could be around 400 so no where near what i thought