Noticing a trend here.................

[PitOnTheProwl]

I don't know is I'm just getting cranky in my old age or its this money grubbing time of year that I hate oh so much BUT on to my reason for this post.

I have seen a lot of advice posted that can be questionable to many of our well respected members.
New members need to keep a couple things in mind when surfing this great site.
Screen names are just that, chosen names that members make up and may not reflect on the REAL life persona.
Any and all advice that you read here does not mean you should take matters into your own hands and bypass a vet visit.
Whatever actions that YOU take upon your own free will is your responsibility to own the ending results of your actions.
The web is a huge place full of knowledge AND a lot of smelly opinions because just like one, we all have the other.

That being said, it is fine to regurgitate information that you have read and know for a fact that it is good advice.
However if you are new to the hobby and only going by what a friend or a friend said or have no experience with the topic on hand I have a great idea for you.
Tag the post to watch it, if you post keep it on topic, and like I tell my kid.......... shut your mouth and open your ears, you will learn a lot more.

Reading the posts and keeping your mind open, you will also start to see which members are worth their weight and who is a warm puff of smelly air.

[DooLittle]

You must have read my mind. I was thinking there should be some sort of "disclaimer or warning" to new people to do their research and reading. And not trust the first answer you find, because you never know who typed it or how much knowledge they actually have. So read, read, read, and make sure you trust the info your taking in to use. Anybody can sit behind a keyboard and type. Doesn't mean they should...

[Skiploder]

I don't know is I'm just getting cranky in my old age or its this money grubbing time of year that I hate oh so much BUT on to my reason for this post.

I have seen a lot of advice posted that can be questionable to many of our well respected members.
New members need to keep a couple things in mind when surfing this great site.
Screen names are just that, chosen names that members make up and may not reflect on the REAL life persona.
Any and all advice that you read here does not mean you should take matters into your own hands and bypass a vet visit.
Whatever actions that YOU take upon your own free will is your responsibility to own the ending results of your actions.
The web is a huge place full of knowledge AND a lot of smelly opinions because just like one, we all have the other.

That being said, it is fine to regurgitate information that you have read and know for a fact that it is good advice.
However if you are new to the hobby and only going by what a friend or a friend said or have no experience with the topic on hand I have a great idea for you.
Tag the post to watch it, if you post keep it on topic, and like I tell my kid.......... shut your mouth and open your ears, you will learn a lot more.

Reading the posts and keeping your mind open, you will also start to see which members are worth their weight and who is a warm puff of smelly air.

You're getting cranky - welcome to our club. Hang your sweater vest on the rack over there, sit on one of our ice cold inflatable hemorhhoid donuts, help yourself to a fistful of viagra in the candy bowl over there and wash it down with some prune juice.

Then park you rapidly disappearing keister over in the barcalounger and watch Matlock with the rest of us. If you get cold, as for a lap blanket and some slippers.

[MrLang]

You're getting cranky - welcome to our club. Hang your sweater vest on the rack over there, sit on one of our ice cold inflatable hemorhhoid donuts, help yourself to a fistful of viagra in the candy bowl over there and wash it down with some prune juice.

Then park you rapidly disappearing keister over in the barcalounger and watch Matlock with the rest of us. If you get cold, as for a lap blanket and some slippers.

My Skiploder for president signature may have to resurface with Pit as the VP. OP is exactly why I keep sticking my nose in threads and pleading for suggestive animal abuse or mistreatment to be grounds for infraction. Included would be advising people to treat their own snakes with webMD voodoo and bypass vet visits.

[PitOnTheProwl]

watch Matlock with the rest of us.

Matlock SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!














Golden Girls is much better

[Schmee123]

Murder, She Wrote??

[liv]

I'm not a "go-to" member for advice by any means, but I completely agree with you Pit. I've noticed some real sketchy input involving healthcare and morph identifications. It's easy to assume that the first few responses are the right responses, but that is not always the case.

Maybe a disclaimer banner should be posted on the front page (or even just husbandry forums)?

[Marrissa]

See when it comes to basic husbandry I think us new folk are fine there (provided we also have it right with our own collection). What I will not do is give medical advice. My advice for that is just the vet. When I ask questions I always go with the general consensus and take into account the member's collection size, how many post they have, how long they've been here/keeping herps, and get a feel for their stance in the community (are they not very well liked due to attitude, do they provide bad advice, are they generally pretty well accepted, etc). I look forward to hitting my five year mark with herps (which is about 4 years away lol) where I feel like I will no longer be a newbie at that point and can give back to the community.

[satomi325]

For one, I think it's retarded that people would rather sit on their butts waiting for internet responses(from strangers they will most likely never meet) than take their animal to the vet if they are really that unsure of their health. And when they claim that they can't afford vet care, well..... What the heck?! Don't own something you can't afford to care for!

The DIY home amputation thread comes to mind once again..... SMH
That one really was off-putting and foolish.

Not to mention all of the sudden explosion of "experts" that have only had snakes for a few weeks-months.


Many members here have solid input and experience to offer good advice. But I think people need to remember that in the end, no body here is a qualified herp vet.
Rather than such and such advice be "instead of a vet", it should always be "options I can do until I can get to a vet" type of thing.....

[Mr. Misha]

I definitely agree with Pit. It seems like the people who just started posts about getting their first animals are giving advice to newer newbies. Now I'm not saying I'm a pro, but at least be sure the info you're regurgitating is correct and not just correct in your opinion (those are totally two different things).

Also, can people stop posting their opinions as facts? There are multiple ways of doing things. For example: SOME people who feed F/T tend to demonize live feedings. For newer members this is very confusing. I have a couple more examples but I'm too lazy typing them out on my phone. The point is, if you're posting your opinion about something, don't make it seem like law. Now some things SHOULD be basic laws but that's a whole another subject.


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