Ball Pythons Versus Anxiety opinion?

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Originally Posted by Nellasaur

...Overall, while I do find that my snake and geckos have a positive impact on my mental health, I'd still probably prefer or recommend a social mammal as an official ESA. I feel like the benefit in having herps would be more akin to meditation or other ritualized calming activities, as opposed to actual emotional support.

Just my two cents, though!

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Agreed. I think just having a pet and taking care of it helps with many forms of mental illness, including depression, even. But I personally view it like you would medication.

Good for a proactive approach, but not a good emergency reactive thing like anxiety attacks/panic attacks.

Since getting Wheatley, I've found that plus my medication has been incredibly therapeutic. Though, I think having an animal that needs a little more than a rodent once a week at most and cleaning a little less than that might be a bit more beneficial.