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Anonymous Thu 13 Nov 2008 04:31:00 No.338590 View View Reply Original Report

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Do reptile pets comprehend affection the way dogs and cats do? Or are reptiles pure instinct-machines with no capability at all for emotional attachment to their owner?

I've never owned a reptile before so this is why I'm curious.

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Anonymous Thu 13 Nov 2008 04:42:00 No.338593 Report

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It really matters on the reptile. There are those that will hate you, those that will tolerate you, those that will learn to appreciate you, and even those that will "like" you. The only one that I've ever had that "liked" me is my black and white Argentine tegu. She acts like a dog and I treat her like one.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 07:22:00 No.339422 Report

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there's no what you would call "emotions" in reptiles. They simply learn to come to you, if it gives them advantage, or evade you if not or if you pose a threat.
They're just instinct

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Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 07:47:00 No.339432 Report

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Well, when I had my ball python, he seemed to at least recognize me and be affectionate in his own way. It wasn't like a cat or dog, but I could tell the difference how how relaxed he was with me, rather than with someone else.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 07:51:00 No.339433 Report

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>>339422

I don't think so.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Nov 2008 20:51:00 No.340233 Report

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I've own a lot of snakes, and none of them are what I would say "affectionate"

I think they can definitely associate safety with you. When my poor BP was being stabbed and prodded at the vets office, the nurse brought him back and he practically jumped into my hands.

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Anonymous Sun 16 Nov 2008 23:35:00 No.340302 Report

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>>339422
ITT people who don't know about the limbic system and its origin in the earliest of amniotes.

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