I had one

Post #346,475 by crazy 8/20/11 6:58:04 AM Reply	I had one It lived under the bush in front of my driveway. Got it as a baby. Bit me once or twice when I was feeding it, simply because it missed the food, but other than that, nope. Note: I do NOT assign human (or even my perspective of mammalian) emotions to reptiles, I'm not pretending it even liked me. But I did not need to worry about it biting me on purpose. My daughter got a baby turtle and a 50 gallon tank a few years ago. This thing would swim around the tank, following the movements of her hand, and wanted to be handled, even when it was not hungry. It got pretty big. She gave it away. I don't recall it ever biting her. On the other hand, remember the stories of her killer hamster that would jump across the cage and sink his teeth into us every chance it got?
Post #346,480 by beepster 8/20/11 8:54:46 AM Reply	That wouldn't have been a real snapper One, you still have fingers and two, it's a water turtle. We have yertle here...a gopher tortoise that lives out back about 18 inches nose to tail Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #346,504 by crazy 8/20/11 4:14:10 PM Reply	Her's was a water turtle And I do not know what it was.And yes, I KNOW snappers are going to instinctually snap. Mine lived under a bush. I don't claim mine was a snapper. But it was a reptile, it was an omnivore, and it connected me as a harmless food source to be tolerated. I'm just pointing out that pet or not, you don't need to kill things for fun, at least I don't, and people who do like to kill things for fun are probably fucked up in the head, and not just in the apparent area. And organized events that kill things for fun that you bring your kids to take it to the next level. Grooming the next generation of serial killers is not something that I support, and raises to the level of something I'd actively oppose. Except at that point I'd be publicly opposing the actions of a group of people that probably have a decent selection of serial killers in it, so I'd most likely just keep my mouth shut.

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