Being fair about PetSmart (and buying your ball python from them)

[Craiga 01453]

Well, thats part of why im trying to get her back, the conditions i had her in were almost exact give or take a bit, and she got hurt there and i dont want to see her get hurt worse D= There are 2 exotic pet vets in my city taking new patients, ill call them in the morning. If they dont work theres others not too far away. I didnt go into this on an impulse, me and my bf have talked about it for a long time. Im also not new to long term commitments, iv'e been with my bf for almost 10 years (and hes definitely more work than any animal ever could be lol) we even own our place. I know it sounds like im kinda rushed but its a rush to get things settled, not set up. I know i had (and have) a lot of questions, but i spent a good week doing nothing but going through page after page of python care guides, possible problems, temperature and humidity variances, and all of that is enough to make your head spin without the girl at petsmart selling you into a kit that wasnt what you had planned. Kit i was originally going to get and set up had almost everything. water bowl, heat lamp, aspen, 20gal tank, heat mat, a plastic hide thingie, etc.

I'm not trying to be a [jerk] here, I hope you understand that, but I'm thinking of the animals first. You put in a weeks worth of cramming, yet still came home with the animal the same day you bought the equipment. That didn't work out well at all. I believe that is basically the definition of an impulse purchase. And rushing to get things settled is still rushing. Think of the animal and put yourself in their skin. Would you want to be moved against your will into a home that is not suitable for healthy living? I wouldn't want to be somebody's trial and error. I would hope that whoever bought me to love me and take care of me for the rest of my life had things ready for me, rather than throw me in there and then get everything right. If you were truly prepared, you would have known the girl who sold you all that crap was clueless. You would have bought the right equipment and had it dialed in FIRST, had the vet picked out FIRST, etc... You can read the entire internet worth of info, but how much was retained? You can ask a million questions on this forum, but the advice only helps if you listen to it. The experienced keepers all say the same thing....be prepared before you take the animal home, it's not fair to the animal otherwise. You already had Hecate when you started posting, so I was happy to help out. Now you have the knowledge and the tools to do things the right way, I hope you decide to do it the right way this time.