How do you know when it's time to call it quits in the snake world?

I am sorry your having a hard time with the snakes right now, your fires and pied this year are stunning, I can't believe you haven't sold them yet! I had hoped to pick one up but things fell through this year for fires. If your having issues with the season, what helps my mom is the new Daylight bulb and vitamin B. In our area the fact that the weather is cloudy as much as 3/4 of the year can effect people, no sunlight means people don't get enough vitamin B and although I tend to keep lights off as much as possible, I LOVE the new Daylight bulbs. I hope you find something that helps, and if rehomeing your snakes, or some of them is what you need to do then that is what you should do, but as mentioned, if you do end up getting out of snakes please check in here to chat with us still = ). I will keep you in my prayers. Take care.

I am sure you have (I think we all do) one particular animal that is dearer than the others. It does sound like there are issues beyond the animals perhaps cutting down the group is a good idea and keeping one or two of the most special ones and allowing the others to have a happy home else where. This would cut the time needed and ease the demands of a large number it will allow you to find your balance and perhaps find that you still do need these special few in your life. I would hate to hear you re homing all of them only to find that you missed them later. I hope that you do find some peace and things get better for you.
Best of luck,
Alex

If you decide to give up keeping your snakes whatever you do, don't think of yourself as quitting or failing at it, rather put it into perspective, either choose to do something else or continue but look deep within yourself, because something has happened for that passion to have diminished, what is the focus of your time and energy? really look at it and find where it is not working is it scattered for example whats different now in your life to when you 1st got interested in them.

Are you prone to starting things and losing interest it may be natural for you to lose interest after a period of time some people have long lived passions some seek more and more varied experiences and building new ones.

Don't feel bad about it, that baggage will come back later in life and start similar trends, cause and effect.

just my humble opinion best of luck in whatever you decide keep your chin up.:)

Snakey

Just a quick update for you all.

The depression is still here, but the weather turned sunny and I've been getting outside in it as much as I can, and it is better than what it was.

I sat down the other night and went over my snakes one by one, too see which I would feel comfortable rehoming to lessen my burden, and was not really surprised to find I had very valid reasons for keeping them all. :sigh2: So I went to my husband and told him how I was feeling. To say it shocked him would be putting it mildly. He couldn't believe I had been seriously thinking about getting out of my snakes, and at first he didn't understand why. It took some explaining, and reminding him of past episodes of my SAD but he finally hugged me and said he would be here for me no matter what, but if all I needed for now was some help with care, he would be only too glad to help. This made me feel much better. I think because I had such mild SAD last year, barely noticeable in fact, that he forgot how bad it could be just like I had. But he's been extra sweet and loving since we talked, and it helps too.

For now, I am focusing on a routine, to ensure care does not get overlooked. I am spending a little time with a couple of my favorite snakes, and being around them helps me remember why I started doing this in the first place. I have an appointment to see my son's psychiatrist later this month, and I'm looking into getting a phototherapy lamp as well. Things aren't all better, not by a long shot, but at least for now I am dealing better with them. I have been under a tremendous amount of stress lately with matters concerning my mom and brother, as well as my own family and that has certainly not helped my depression at all.

I am taking things one day at a time. And reminding myself of the positive things about my life as much as I can. Although there are days when it's hard to think of anything positive, I keep trying.

I want to thank you all again for your support and encouragement, it means more than you will ever know.

Gale

That's awesome, I'm really glad to hear it and it's great to hear how much your husband is helping you through this. Good luck with your continued recovery. Keep us updated. :)

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Hang in there Gale! I hope that things look better for you soon and in the mean time I am certain the community here will be ready to help as needed.