Clyde feeding

[Slim]

Slim while you often make good point sometimes your way to deliver the message is just atrocious.

I understand correcting someone and I know you do because so you have the well being of an animal at heart however do you think that your way to deliver the message is getting you anywhere beside looking like the leader of a wolf pack?

Don’t you think a softer approach might go a long way? This goes for you as well as the others who have posted so far and whom I would like to remind that they were newbies themselves not that long ago (some still being newbies in my opinion). Are some of you SO perfect that you never made a mistake?

Do some of you need some of your own medicine so you get a better understanding on how it feels to be on the other side?

How would you feel if next time you ask a question that might seems obvious to some, and people start ganging up on you the way you are doing it here?

I think the OP understands that the excitement of those new additions as well as the excitement of those first successful meals might have make her overlook potential dangers, and I am sure she will be more cautious in the future providing a safe environment during feeding whether it is inside or outside the enclosure.

Deborah,

I spent 23 years training, teaching, and mentoring individuals who, when placed under my supervision, did not have my knowledge or experience. My job was to pass on what I knew in order to get them to my level, with the hope that they would someday surpass me and carry it to the next level.

If you feel my methods of imparting knowlege and correcting mistakes are atrocious and pack leader like, I fear there is little I can do to change your opinion of me. I am not an ignorant man, and I have the ability to adapt to new situations, however, some methods have worked for me for many years with people of vastly disparate backgrounds.

Do I need a dose of my own medicine? Well, it wouldn't be the first time, failure and humility are often the best teachers of any lesson. Pretty good reinforcement as well. I have been on that side of the fence many times and with far more important things hanging in the ballance than how to feed a snake or set up a Iris tub.

I have made many, many mistakes both in BP husbandry and in life. If I do not do my best to ensure others don't learn from the mistakes I've made, then they were truely made in vain. If I can help keep one BP from being mishandled, then in my opinion, a few ruffled feathers is a small price to pay.

How do you think I will feel if have to read a "My BP just fell and is injured", thread posted by someone whose attention I feel I could have gotten?