Another "what should I get at the show" question.

[PythonWallace]

Do you have a savings account yet, that has enough money in it for an emergency visit for the snakes you already have? I know that the one time you had a sick snake your mom had to be talked into giving you the money to take it to the vet and for the meds. I would make sure you have a savings account with at least $600 that only gets touched for vet visits before you buy any more snakes. I'd also make sure all your snakes have perfect husbandry and are thriving before adding more.

Do you have separate racks for each species? Separate rooms and racks for 60 day quarantines for each new species? Do all of those racks have appropriate heat and thermostats? Since you didn't have the cash for a vet visit, I can't imagine you have the money for so many racks, tubs, thermostats, thermometers, food, etc., etc.

I know how exciting it is to get a new snake, especially one of a species you have yet to work with, but you're very young, which means you probably don't have enough money at this point to properly care for a large collection of snakes, and also that you have plenty of time to build your collection a little more slowly, getting a good feel for each new animal before rushing into the next purchase. Take your time. Spend a while caring for what you already have, and learning each ones personality. A lot of people buy a snake and think it's the coolest thing in the world, for about 2 months, then slowly, but surely, the excitement decreases along with the enthusiasm to properly care for the snake. The same percentage of people who jump in and buy a ton of snakes in a short period of time also discover that the excitement wears thin after a while, and then they realize that they have a lot of snakes that they no longer want to devote so much of their time in caring for properly, nor so much of their money to feed all of them as much as each animal should be getting. I'm not saying you will definitely get bored of them soon, but that it happens a lot, so slow down and enjoy what you have, and take the time to find out if having a large snake collection is really for you. You also don't want to max out your space, just to discover your dream snake, and be out of luck, because all your money and all your space is already accounted for by a mixture of snakes that you don't care for as much as your new pipe dream snake. I've seen it happen to a lot of people, and it's a shame. The only positive thing that comes from it is that eventually, some one, or multiple people, will end up getting a bunch of cheap or free snakes, once you'v decided that cresteds are your thing, and not so much snakes.