Hello all, first off I'd like to thank you all for the info I've gathered while lurking for the last week or so.

Ive wanted a Python since I was a kid, I'm 30 now, and finally pulled the trigger last week. I didn't mean to do it but the notion brewed again recently and I makes a trip to the locally owned pet store with the fiance and kids. I was just going to price out what it would take to get started and that's when I saw her. She is a 7 yo female that was sold to them because the owner had to many. I immediately felt bad that she was discarded and asked to hold her, and then it was over. I whipped out the credit card and got her and everything I needed.

So my questions, why does it seem like so may people hord reptiles rather than offering a quality home and Why the debate over the size of enclosure when so many people keep them in racks?