Threads like these are great. Even if only person reads it & takes its contents to heart, that is one less animal that has to suffer.

I have to agree that I would blame the customer first. You should not go pick a pet like you would a pair of shoes. Research should be done beforehand so that everything is prepared. Next on the blame list are the stores that give wrong info. These people are supposed to be the experts! I don't rely on anything any reptile/pet store employee tells me. I may keep it in mind, and then go double check the info.

I'm still looking for trusted people to leave my BP collection to in my will. My dogs all have a place to go, but my snakes don't, and I feel guilty that I did not think about this beforehand. I may have a couple that will take care of them & are very trustworthy, but let's see how that goes...but everything else was in place weeks before I had my first BP.