We were all beginners once-upon-a-time, and for a lot of the people on this site, they're still beginners too!
I know almost all of us have probably made bad husbandry mistakes here and there-- especially about some of the things that we as herp keepers generally warn people against on a semi-daily basis.
What were some of your early husbandry mistakes when you were starting out, if any?
I was one of the people who were misinformed by bad pet stores and the like and believed what they were saying and when I look back on my experience while learning, sometimes I want to smack myself.
1. My very first snake ever was a BCI that I had gotten from a pet store. When discussing the species, I had been informed that they were just as good a beginner pet as a corn snake. Oi.
2. I had a heat rock at one point.
3. I used unregulated heat sources other than the heat rock.
Thankfully I was lucky enough that no harm ever came to the snake, who was re-homed when we had to move about a year into her care.
Anybody else have a similar history?
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