Other pets (pics and discussions)

[jwolfe152]

hey about how old do you think tank was when you got him?

[guidofatherof5]

hey about how old do you think tank was when you got him?

8 month old would be a good guess.

[jwolfe152]

wow thats young did you find him or buy from a breeder?

[guidofatherof5]

He was given to me by a family that brought him back from South Dakota. They found him crossing a busy parking lot. They kept him over the first Winter and gave him to me in late Spring of the following year.

[jwolfe152]

ok i was just wondering, i wonder if being picked up so young has to do with his temperament or lack of lol
because they learn to be defensive when young and after they get so big they are at the top of the food chain and dont really need to be defensive. i mean people are the only thing i could think if that could actually pull a snapper up out of the water once they are i don't know say 10lbs maybe less. i know you know most of this, but i just think its amazing how he acts and he can "override" his instinct to snap at food and takes it easily, because, if in a body of water if he done that he would starve. as i have said Tank sounds like an amazing pet with a real personality.

[guidofatherof5]

I don't think they learn to be defensive, that would be counter productive in the wild. They are hard wire to be that way. I think Tank is unique and well suited for captive life. I'm guessing if he were left in the wild and this non-defensive attitude persisted he would not have lived very long. Luckily for him he's in a situation tailor made for his attitude. I've kept many a young/baby snapper in my time and they are always very afraid and defensive. Tank was never that way. He was always curious and outgoing.
I'm just glad he made it down to Iowa and into my family.

[jwolfe152]

the only thing i could think of to make his situation better would be to stud him out lol

[guidofatherof5]

the only thing i could think of to make his situation better would be to stud him out lol

You'd get no complaints from Tank on that.

[ConcinusMan]

I don't think they learn to be defensive, that would be counter productive in the wild. They are hard wire to be that way.

Exactly. They can learn to NOT be defensive. They can learn to trust. Same thing happens with WC garters. First month or so they are wild as heck. Now they come to my hand and beg and will even eat from my hand.

My newborns are particularly nervous and flighty. The two month olds are tame as heck.

[ConcinusMan]

I have no idea how anyone would go about it but the international community really should pressure Spain to put an end to this ****. Ridiculous!


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