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Woodrow said:
I have found that snakes in the coluber family do sometimes develop mildly toxic saliva which produces a reaction like that.

It seems to be the result of diet and happens if they have been eating toads.

I have not heard of it in ribbon snakes, however they often eat frogs and small toads. could be similar. I had a similar reaction with a garter snake, even tho I had been been bitten many times before by them with no effect.

Both the Garter and Ribbon snakes are in the family Thamnophis. I wonder if this may be the result of eating toads although they prefer frogs. Most toads have somewhat venomous skin.

Something interesting to look into.
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well, i fed mine goldfish and they were long time captives. they're nice little snakes if you like attention - they stare at you all the time. ;D
 
It Illegal too keep tortoises as pets here, but we have some in our yard they eat the plants, grass etc. The kiddies love them.
 
snakelegs said:
i've had them but found them a nuisance to feed.
once i met a desert tortoise on the road so i picked him up and carried him to safety. to my surprise, he began to follow me.
very gentle little critters.
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Yes, they are very gentle :).
Sometimes when I go to feed him and put the food a little infront of him, he shoots his head into his shell, thinking I'm going to attack him :(.

Sabeeha said:
It Illegal too keep tortoises as pets here, but we have some in our yard they eat the plants, grass etc. The kiddies love them.
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It's illegal for you? Interesting.

Some live in your yard? You must live in a very hot place :).
*Looks at your Location*
:O Africa, no wonder :).
 
snakelegs said:
i only keep non-venemous snakes. i've been bitten many times and it is no big deal. but one i was bitten by a harmless little ribbon snake and my hand swelled up to almost twice its normal size!
almost all the bites i've gotten have been from the feeding response - snake is hungry, i move too fast or carelessly and they strike.
had a really stupid carpet python once who would bite and hang on. i had to hold this really stinky massage oil under her nose to get her to let go. she was a real idiot.
i don't handle my tarantulas or scorpions at all, though i have handled our native tarantuala.
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Non-venom bites really hurts sometimes; they bite hard and they hold on to the skin till the person realise the bleeding. But those experiences didnt stop petting those snakes.
 
snakelegs said:
..... (blame purest for the Bad Influence)
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Moi? what did I do? I am innocent I tells you....
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I used to have a duck back in Lebanon :thumbs_up

Edit: Woops, and by duck i mean cat. Dunno how that slipped out so wrong :D
 
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My husband called me only just now to tell me that he just adopted a puppy which he found under a bridge near home.:uhwhat . He's worried if the puppy has been abandoned by its mom. Now I gotta figure out how to keep puppy near my pet goat house but seperating them without confining puppy too much. I haven't kept dogs for about 10 years. I used to feed a pregnant dog whenever she came to the house. She gave birth to 6 cute puppys. I had to increase the height of clothlines and keep all shoes inside the house. When i think about having to clean myself and clothing in accordance to syara' everytime the puppy lick me would be tiring. But then again I can't look at the hopeful eyes of a little goat or puppy without loving them. :D

Can anyone advice how can I train the puppy into guard dog without depriving the puppy of attention.
 
i thought i would die if i saw any reptile or anything sick, but then i went to yemen and saw about 50 lizards the most i did was either freeze or scream and run...i got chased by a lizard one time...sad...i almost fainted, and tarantulas...i will die for real if i saw those... snake...hmm...i think i would die then have nightmares in the grave...
 
I have a cairn terrier. I love cats, but am allergic to them. :( My dream cat is the type of egyptian breed that has more in common anatomically with ancient cats than modern ones. Its reallllly expensive haha, and I cant imagine taking it to a vet....:P
 
ashley66 said:
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Can anyone advice how can I train the puppy into guard dog without depriving the puppy of attention.
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That was so nice of you'l to adopt him!! Jazakallah!
Theres no need to deprive him of attention.:D What breed is it? Most dogs will guard their territory. So where ever the dog grows up it will learn to guard it as he's territory,thus becoming a 'guard dog'. But if you are talking about it learning specific ways of guarding you'l have to train him, it takes time an lots of patience but you'll b happy, or you can take him for training. You can also train him not to touch you so you dont get naapaak. My dog knows- "dont touch!" Best of luck with him, what did you name him?
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I love cats :)
what do you think about this siberian cat?

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reminds me of Garfield :giggling:
sooo cute!
 
Sabeeha said:
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That was so nice of you'l to adopt him!! Jazakallah!
Theres no need to deprive him of attention.:D What breed is it? Most dogs will guard their territory. So where ever the dog grows up it will learn to guard it as he's territory,thus becoming a 'guard dog'. But if you are talking about it learning specific ways of guarding you'l have to train him, it takes time an lots of patience but you'll b happy, or you can take him for training. You can also train him not to touch you so you dont get naapaak. My dog knows- "dont touch!" Best of luck with him, what did you name him?
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I agree with you dogs will naturally become guard dogs on their own. They are very territorial and as they learn the limits of their territory they will do their best to keep strangers out of their territory.

Too many people make the mistake of thinking a guard dog requires aggression training. That can be a huge mistake as most people do not have the training to handle a dog that is trained to be aggressive.

A dog that has been trained to attack, is far more dangerous then a fire arm, it does not miss what it sees as it's target. the problem is what it perceives as the target may not be what the owner wants the target to be.

Far better, to let a dog naturally grow into a guard dog and keep the training to obedience training. The best home use of a guard dog is to have it as an early warning system and not as a weapon. It is well adapted to detect even the most stealth intruder and if not interfered with will let the owner know.

As a weapon, it is only as good as the owner has been trained to use such a weapon. You would not expect a child who has never handled a gun to be capable of accurately using a pistol as a defense tool, so it is with a trained guard dog, it is not smart to place a weapon into the hands of some people.
 
Sabeeha said:
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To the best of my knowledge it is allowed as guard dog not as a pet.
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I believe it would be better to say as a work dog rather than limiting it to guard dog.

some reasons I believe a dog can be kept:

Guard

Hunting

Herding live stock

Assistance (ie seeing eye dog for blind)

There may even be more reasons. If I understand correctly the main things that need to be avoided are:

It saliva, contact with it's fur when it is wet and allowing it in the house. There may be more things that need to be avoided but I am certain that at the least those must be avoided.

Just my views astragfirullah
 
Woodrow said:
I believe it would be better to say as a work dog rather than limiting it to guard dog.

some reasons I believe a dog can be kept:

Guard

Hunting

Herding live stock

Assistance (ie seeing eye dog for blind)

There may even be more reasons. If I understand correctly the main things that need to be avoided are:

It saliva, contact with it's fur when it is wet and allowing it in the house. There may be more things that need to be avoided but I am certain that at the least those must be avoided.

Just my views astragfirullah
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You are correct Bro Woodrow:D
 
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Jazakallah for the advises on dog. I'm glad to know I can give some attention to the puppy. He is a role of fat dark grey short fur and the size is about a big very fat cat. But Camomilla's siberian cat is much much cuter and elegant. My husband named him Qitmeer.:D
How did you manage to train your dog not to touch. Wow that would be really helpful.
I agree with brother Woodrow, can keep dogs for work and practical purposes. At least now I know dog naturally guard their turf, so hopefully the puppy can become guard at the goat farm.
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I really do like animals and I do respect them as Allah's creation but I am not having any pets at ho,e. Before I became Muslim I had a cat which was adopted by a friend later on. And my mother has a dog which I don't mind either-when i am there I take him for walks and so on I just wouldn't feel comfortable having any in my house.
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