Moving away from BPs

[therunaway]

Hey guys, it's been a while since I posted here, and I just wanted to ask a quick question,l. As the title shows, I'm moving away from Balls, I just don't have any interest in them anymore. A couple of months ago I got a crested gecko and they're really neat! I would still like to keep a snake in my life, I'm stumped between a corn, hog nose, and a milk snake. I may have a sudden urge to get a Ball again in the future, but as of now, it's just gone. I can remember being so excited when I was in the process of getting Monty, and my first friends I made here who spoon-fed me for a few months. Thanks Ball community!

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[KMG]

If you lost interest in your ball what makes you think you will not lose interest in a different snake, or the gecko?

I'm not trying to be mean or rude but this is the reason craigslist has tons of animal listings.

[KMG]

What made you lose interest?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

New things are always exciting and later on the "new effect" wears off it is true for many things in life.

If you lost interest in one pet already, chances are you will do so with the next one as well.

Regardless of the animal you may pick in the future you will still have to care for it, feeding cleaning etc, so if this is the aspect that make you lose interest you might want to think again.

Now if you lose interest because of the ball python itself, then I would encourage you to research the next snake you think about acquiring, and make sure it meets your expectations.

[MrLang]

I don't want to wave my old cane or anything, but you're at a point in life where there are so many things going on for you and so many changes happening. There are many more changes to come. A lot of these reptiles can live for 10+ years in captivity. Please consider what will happen if you decide to go to college, go backpacking in Europe, or get a job that takes up most of your time. Will you still be interested in the daily upkeep of these animals? Are your parents willing to take over?

I bought my crested geckos thinking that I'd have them out and playing all the time and they'd make great display animals. They only come out in the dark, aren't active enough to entertain me with their daily antics, and while they come in paint jobs there just isn't much about them that's very exciting. I enjoy them because they look like little dinosaurs, just realize what you're getting into is almost identical to the ball python. You feed it, clean its poop, don't hang out with it much, spend time and money, and overall it's little more than a living collectible.

I know myself growing up I took on a lot of animals that I ended up losing interest in. I really wish I hadn't done that. It wasn't fair to the animals or my mom who ultimately footed the bill on a lot of it. Around 22 or 23 I started getting really committed to the ones I did get, though. If I could go back I would have just waited until I had my own place and my own thing going on before figuring out which animals fit best into my daily routine and that I could consider as long term commitments.

GL with whatever decisions you make.

[therunaway]

This post actually makes a lot of sense, and you remind me of my West Virginia studies teacher. He knows I'm not the type to sit and constantly do work, he is. He also understands that I break down, I'm quiet.

You're looking at it from a teenagers point of view, I can relate to that, because I'm a teenager. One thing I've learned from Ball Pythons is that just like any other animal as a kid, you beg for it, you get attached, and then you want something new. That's not the case here, I've only lost interest because before, I had time to get the animal out, give it it's "out of cage" time.

The more I think about it, I may just stray away from animals until I can make time for the care of them, especially seeing how summer is coming up, I'll be in Ohio a lot and definitely won't have time then. Once school comes around again, it'll be my first year of high school, I'll be taking two honor classes, and a Latin class.

P.S. anyone who remembers my post about hair, the mask has been put back on.

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[Trackstrong83]

Try a dumerils boa. I still love my bps but its nice to have a snake with a different look/personality,

[therunaway]

What is the the maximum length? Not looking to get into something big, but again, may take a break.

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[KMG]

I think a break would be good. If you don't have time for a bp that imo doesn't take much time you most certainly will not have time for something else.

Take a break and figure out your path and then come back to it if you find you miss it.