Quote Originally Posted by lorrainesmom View Post
I am so glad I'm not the only one who stresses like that! When I first got back into snake keeping after 25 years, I found out everything had changed. Years ago, I had a ball python and a corn snake, just like now. Back then, the only feeders available to me were live feeders, and the only heating I knew about were the heat rocks. My ball was a wild caught, who didn't eat the entire time I had her. I I had no idea that so many of them never successfully transitioned. I eventually traded her back to the pet store for a yellow rat snake. After a couple years, I fell in love with a feeder rat and sold the snakes.

Fast forward 25 years later, Frozen feeders are readily available, husbandry has evolved to under tank heaters, thermostats, custom made enclosures and tons of information right at your fingertips. I was still hesitant to get back into reptile keeping, afraid I would do something wrong, or take pity on a feeder, or any number of things would go wrong. I read constantly, lurked on this website, researched care guides of corn snakes, Ball Pythons, Lizards, and Boas.

I still stressed, until I saw Snickers. A hissy, adorable, baby corn noodle. I purchased all the requirements, dialed in the paramaters, and lost tons of sleep stressing over whether I was doing everything right. I even asked the owner of a reptile rescue to please come and check Snickers habitat. He sat me down, asked me about the husbandry, looked at pictures, and told me that I needed to chill out. I did it all over again with Lorraine, my ball python, and yet a third time with Onyx, my Uromastyx.

What I'm trying to say is that no matter how good your husbandry is, how experienced you become, your gonna worry. Some worry is good, it means that you care about your pets well-being, that your trying to do your best. Read up on your husbandry, get the right equipment, and don't be afraid to ask the right people.

Your in the right place to ask any questions you have. No matter how many questions I have, usually there is a topic on this site that covers that very question. I don't post here often, usually I read the threads, and soak up the wisdom.
Thanks very much for your reply. I'm glad I'm not the only one!