Thank you both so much for that advice, and for your impeccable reasoning and politeness. It means a lot to me.

Those steps are the perfect way for me to seriously begin the research and to know if I personally can handle this. I know he can, but I cant see getting something in my home that I cant be responsible for. If it turns out that it just isn't something I can commit to, then I will have money set aside for my current animals. Never a bad thing.

I am still leaning towards not doing this, simply from a risk perspective. I love the animals, but I am not prepared for them. I have way too much to learn, years of learning. Thank you for giving me this information, and I will absolutely save it for future reference.