Quote Originally Posted by interloc View Post
I see where you are coming from. But riddle me this. You are a noob and don't know if you are talking to Brian from BHB or Kevin from NERD or Joseph smith from down the road who bought a ball python yesterday. Wouldn't it be more helpful to see that the person who is giving you advice is reputable? After all, this site is designed to be a think tank for reptiles and such. There should be a more organized way of people needing assistance to recognize good advise from great advise.

Tis true that if you just take the first response that is given and put it into practice, you are setting yourself up for failure. But say only 2 people have you answers and they are completely the opposite. It would be handy to look at their reputation and say "I think I will go with the more experienced guy". That's my angle anyways. Thanks for the responses! I like when people have differing opinions. That's how we learn things about each other.


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Prior to purchasing my snakes, I went to the library. I then checked out books on the keeping/care/propagation of reptiles, specifically the species I was interested in keeping. I then checked out and read even more books and bought a few of my own, namely: The Complete Ball Python, Kevin McCurley; Pythons of the World by the Barkers and a few others that were less than stellar but offered information nonetheless. This web-site is a great community and a wonderful resource; however, it is not the end-all, be-all of everything reptile related. If people want the quick and easy, maybe they should re-think their decision to purchase and keep an animal or animals that can live 20+ years. Take the time to do the research rather than logging onto a web-site, hacking out some questions about "y does my snake want 2 poo in his water bowl?" and accepting without question the first response that is offered simply because the person has a lot of green bars under their name or a really cool banner that must mean they know what they're talking about, right?! It irritates me that someone wouldn't take the time to do their research properly rather than relying entirely on what is essentially an anonymous conglomeration of individuals who may or may not have any idea at all about what they're talking about. I like BP.net very much and it's a helpful community, for the most part. However, I wouldn't take anything anyone says without a grain of salt and numerous cross-references, regardless of the number of reputation points or lack thereof. That isn't to belittle them or their knowledge, it's being responsible to my animals and the commitment I made as a keeper. Not knocking what you're trying to do here nor am I trying to start anything, just offering my opinion.