You've already gotten sound advice and all the key links from the rest of the folks up here, so I just want to say: welcome to starting the addiction in your 40s!

I'm 45 and kept all kinds of herps when I was a kid. It all stopped by college for me. Then, last spring, I happened to pick up a gopher snake I found on a hiking trail, and it all came flooding back.....

Got my first ball at the end of May. Now I have 6 and am looking forward to breeding in a couple of years.

I'm glad you found bp.net - everything you need is now at your fingertips!