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I find it quite worrying that so many people seem to be experimenting on their tortoises... husbandry etc... and openly posting these experiments before they have concluded on the forum...
The way i see it anyone can look at the forum... and copy... then if these experiments don't work out... there are going to be more casualties than there originally would have been... if the experiments are a a success its all well and good...
Wouldn't it be better to complete the experiments first... taking pictures every step of the way... logging details... vet trips... bloodwork that has been done... etc etc... then posting the results when the experiment is over... thats way it would actually benefit the forum... instead of harming it IF things go wrong...
Don't get me wrong... i am one to try new things... if what i am doing isn't working out... but they are just small tweeks on opinions... and research i have done... and i don't advise on it until i have been doing it for a while... and i know it is working... then it will also be worded... as "well this is what i do with my tortoises"... so people can try it for themselves or not if they wish..
I know some will think i am trying to stir things here... but i really am not... just something that has been bugging me for sometime... and as more experiments are posted... the more it bugs me...
Don't delete it this time Danny!!!
The way i see it anyone can look at the forum... and copy... then if these experiments don't work out... there are going to be more casualties than there originally would have been... if the experiments are a a success its all well and good...
Wouldn't it be better to complete the experiments first... taking pictures every step of the way... logging details... vet trips... bloodwork that has been done... etc etc... then posting the results when the experiment is over... thats way it would actually benefit the forum... instead of harming it IF things go wrong...
Don't get me wrong... i am one to try new things... if what i am doing isn't working out... but they are just small tweeks on opinions... and research i have done... and i don't advise on it until i have been doing it for a while... and i know it is working... then it will also be worded... as "well this is what i do with my tortoises"... so people can try it for themselves or not if they wish..
I know some will think i am trying to stir things here... but i really am not... just something that has been bugging me for sometime... and as more experiments are posted... the more it bugs me...
Don't delete it this time Danny!!!