Quote Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons View Post
Make sure its something your still dedicated to after the "new" factor has worn off. One thing many never consider when getting into this hobby is money for vet bills if the "what if's" occur.
Yep...gotcha. I have been a herper since I was a kid. Always catching and bringing home something. Garter snakes, frogs, turtles, salamanders...heck in Iraq, I was the guy always catching camel spiders and scorpions. Once when I caught a rattler on my back patio and decided to keep it as a pet, my wife thought that I was off my rocker...but we had it for a few years. Watching it kill and eat was always weekly entertainment for me and my kids.

I always knew that I was going to own all the reptiles I could afford when I got old enough to have my own house (as per my mother's stipulation). I just never figured on BPs quite like this...