This is such an important thread!! We touched on this allot when I had my reptile show at school. Research....research....research!! In this day and age there is NO reason that ppl should not do all the research needed to learn about a pets needs prior to getting them. But even if you did not do your homework before hand (I didn't with our first BP) there is never an excuse not to do it once you have the pet. Empower your children to do this as well. With my son....he had to read the care sheets for our BP's and our beardie. When I bought his best friend a beardie .....I sat him down to read up on everything. Now my son is on here....egads.... lol...but at least he is learning.
We all need to learn young and old that when we take in a pet....they are completely reliant on us for everything....housing, food, temps...humidity....and even sunlight for some.
Thank you for posting this Heather!!
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