thoughts on class pets?

[GoingPostal]

Come on now, one of the major tasks that we herpers have undertaken is to try to change the negative precedent surrounding reptiles in the community. Anticipating a negative experience with this class pet, based off of the poor care and husbandry provided by others in your past experiences is exactly the thought process that we are trying to change.

Oh, sorry I thought this was a thread for opinions on class pets? You seem to think the point of a forum is for your views alone. The class pets I have been around made an impression and it wasn't a good one, nor did having a snake in 7th grade science make any influence in my future reptile keeping. A class pet can be a great thing for education, but choosing a suitable animal, housing it correctly, having long term plans and safety precautions shouldn't be ignored because you think the world needs to be exposed to reptiles. A brightly lit, active loud room is not ideal for a ball python and could stress it out, hence why I suggested a different species.