In danger of becoming a collector?

[Oxylepy]

It took me finding a fire at a show to get me to invest a "good bit" of money (it was actually 700 at the time, not much but still).

Because BPs dont require a lot of space, dont need much attention, and are pretty easy to care for, the hobby is very very easy. Regular maintenance, feeding, etc is about all they need, the food becomes cheaper when you order it online... It's like getting into model trains, yeah the circle is cool, but wouldnt you rather have the oval? Yeah the oval was cool, but come on, they have tunnels... and on and on... It just keeps getting worse.

My suggestion is that instead of you running out and getting another snake: Start breeding rats for food. Kill and freeze them at different sizes, etc. Rats are really awesome animals when you actually get to know them, they're extremely rewarding, and when you start breeding them you will have your own food supply for your BPs, you will be able to offer frozen or live (for those pesky eaters), and you get used to it so you can easily expand as you get more snakes (with the knowledge you gain from a few rats, instead of a dozen).

From there you should then think "huh, I have an excess of rats, it's about time to get some snakes to balance this out" then you can get snakes. Once you get your rat and snake collection going, try your hand at breeding. Once you breed you will need more rats, thus keep more rats. Then you can trade and sell snakes, it will help pay for everything... And just keep going.