You make it sound like you'd be "cheating" on ball pythons if you got into another species. I promise, the snakes won't care.

And although our site is called "Ball-Pythons.net" we love ALL herps and all critters here...and we do our best to promote and support all of them here as well.

Just do your research well...put a lot of thought into the commitment you'd be making toward whatever species you want to try (some lizards, for example, take a LOT more daily maintenance than snakes)....and then do what you truly believe is right for you.