What do you wish you knew?

[thejennabird]

I was just wondering what's the one piece of advice you wish you'd had when you got your first BP?

For me, I didn't realize how much you worry about them! My BP is my first "grown up" pet and I am constantly fretting. To the point that little Gloria looks at me like "Mom, I'm fat and happy! I sleep during the day and hunt for rats at night. I eat, shed, and poop. What more do you want from me?!" (Except... you know... she's a snake and can't really make expressions... or higher-level thoughts.)

What standard advice have you found to be not important?

While not necessarily unimportant, I've found there's a lot of misinformation and heated debate about feeding inside vs. a separate enclosure. I personally feed in the tub because it's convenient, what she was used to, and I didn't want to risk hunger strikes. I honestly feel feeding in the tub is better. BUT, above all else, people should do what works for them and their snake! If your BP only eats in a separate box, do that. Just make sure you put lots of careful thought into your husbandry decisions!