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reptiles the perfect pets for uxbridge area resident the tribune wednesday- january 3 1990 e17 as a youngster in his native orillia uxbridgearea resident jason brock was forever cat ching turtles and frogs he didnt torment them but studied- them with great interest as he grew older his attrac tion to reptiles as pets was a source of disagreement bet ween he and his mother who banned the creatures from the house now that hes out on his own the 19yearold baker has realized his dream of having a house full of snakes iguanas and turtles of every description and if everything goes accor ding to plan jason will some day be the custodian of a reptile farm his home is an endless collec tion of cages and fish tanks his pets include an albino corn snake a chinese soft shell tur tle a nile monitor a cayman alligator and a burmese python which will one day grow to 21 feet i always wanted reptiles as pets notes jason but mom would have no part of it so i moved out and my collection started with a turtle some fish an iguana and a small alligator jason then started his own business selling reptiles in the orillia area but now he just wants to raise them for himself and is looking to acquire two of each species for breeding purposes he can quickly offer nutshell summa tions on the habits and characteristics of dumpy tree frogs gecko lizards cayman green iguanas or his threetoed box turtles most of his reptiles are still young so while he is able to i hmm i a uxbridge area resident jason brock has a keen interest in all things sca ly he has an assortment of unusual pets including lizards snakes and turtles and one day wants to operate a reptile farm feed the entire lot for around 20 each week he realizes he will some day have to increase both his food budget and the area in which his pets live when that time comes hopefully ill own my own house and ill just let them run around loose he says but for now hes enjoying his friends company a lizard and an iguana are free to come and go in his bedroom and hes comfortable handling most of the reptiles however there are dangers he says and his pets can be a sensitive bunch they never attack especial ly after theyve been in the house for more than a day he notes but you still have to be careful ive had fingers bitten jason says he will invariably get a reaction when he takes one of his pets outside when i walk down the street with my iguana on my shoulder people stop in their cars to look he says and predictably many peo ple are afraid to come near his home one lady wouldnt come to my place to cut my hair when she found out i had reptiles he noted and my grandfather wont come over its mainly the snakes that bother people jason says his reptiles even tually come to know him and that he has no fear of his pets he tries to constantly upgrade his knowledge of the creatures by reading books watching nature shows on television and by studying magazines that deal with reptiles i was going to do the pet shop thing but decided i would rather have a reptile farm one day he says that way i can have greenhouses full of them in the meantime jason will continue to share his own living quarters with a strange assort ment of snakes iguanas and australian tree frogs rrffijtiy mm dennis nobody does it better 268 queen st port perry travel down the sb4 dick shinn bus 9858401 randy hathaway bus 9858401 road to savings jx call dick or randy 9858401 tor line 4276903 cpvtgf k s foods pets supplies lowest prices anywhere dog food 14 oz cans 49 24 oz cans 69 cat food 3 oz cans 41 00 case 40799 maxcat food 3 lb 6 lb 1 0 off our already low price purina pro plan for cats dogs 10 off our already low price pal dog food 652 g can 1 50 380 g can 1 05 tropical fish small animals lizards 10 off baby budgies 1 500 including fancies all this and more at markhams only full size discount pet food pets and supply store mon- wed 930 700 thursfri 930 800 saturday 900 600 348 main st n hwy 48 markham just south of 16th avenue 4722461 ussy tfc m tuwbi x 7 i mv olalt n rtcmal trie christmas house victoriana w4al to ma6e bxadyfor the new year everything on sate bargains qaiort 10 40 aff stock a aa 104 main st w stouffville 6406046 1