I have much to respond to!

- Peta does agree to the keeping of pets, just against the ways they are kept! We also don't like & are against breeders & exploiting animals! We believe if you need to have a pet, to save / rescue it instead of buying them from a breeder or pet stores. These places have been more focused on the financial profit rather than the care of the animal & their ethical treatment! Though we wish in a perfect world all animals can be free & roam like all creatures, humans as well, but that is something that we know is fairly impossible & know might never happen. So in knowing this we are trying to better the lives & rights of the animals! I would copy & paste a quote or two but my experience from other forums, I think that is against regulations & is a cause for banning.

- I had the same question & google'ed "House mice & Ball Python"! My husband & I are first time Snake Parents & in debate about this topic. I say they are dangerous because they are wild & carry unknown bacteria that could harm her. As for him, he thinks a mouse is a mouse! As I was looking I found my question answered on the very site I use to help me raise my Fluffy, THIS ONE! This site has helped me learn alot about Fluffy & almost everything question I had has already been asked & answered before I even posted it! For that I am very grateful!

With that said I do agree some people are harsh at their answers to the point it would make me afraid to ask any question I had in fear of judged & verbally attacked! I wouldn't ask if I wasn't in need of knowledge to better care for Fluffy. But to be scared to ask because of the harshness of the reply is not only unnecessary but it is also threatening to the life of the snake! If people are too scared to ask they wont & will go on their best bet & in doing so might risk the lives of their pet!

- Bigj539 felt they were attacked & its not our place to say if they were or weren't. We cant tell people what they feel. We can only apologize if we made them feel a way we didn't mean to. I personally don't think they were talking about everyone who responded because some answers were very informative & non judgmental!

- Responding with a question of their seniority of the question, will just make someone feel like they aren't taken seriously. Responding with the criticism of their financial responsibility, will just make someone feel unworthy. Responding with a scolding, will just make someone feel very belittled. Why would we want to make anyone feel like this if we don't want to feel this way ourselves? We can express our shock & dismay in a form that isn't so painful!

In closing I would like to thank everyone for their answers to this question & now I have plenty to share with my husband when he gets home! Fluffy thanks you guys as well I'm sure!