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[dakski]

I'm with Daski on this and think you and your pets will benefit if you slow down a little. Two months is not that far away, and I think you should focus more on fine tuning your husbandry for your current snakes before bouncing to a new snake.

If I remember correctly, you were still in school and have not started college? I recall you had concerns of making sure Geno is always with you, did that mean you planned on boarding? If so have you thought about who would care for all of your pets? Would you realistically be able to bring all of them? And then what are you plans after college? What if you're not financially sound enough to provide the care your pets need when things go south? Especially when it's time for you to live on your own? There are difficult questions you might have to think about in case things don't work out.

Personally I think you should wait until after you graduate college and have a place to settle down of your own before adding another snake to your collection. You never know what complications you might bump into with moving and sometimes there are no guarantees things will go as planned. Or maybe it could all go smoothly but you won't be able to know that for a while. Ultimately it's your choice of course, only you can judge the situation for yourself.

Just make sure you consider possible set backs and your future living conditions before making your final decision. Remember patience is a virtue when you wait for the right time. It will pay all off in the long run

GpBp,

I didn't realize how young and uncertain your future was. I completely agree with MissterDog here, especially with this new information. Also, two months may feel like a long time, but in the scheme of things, it's not.

It can be heartbreaking to you and the animal(s) if you are unable to keep or properly care for it/them.

My heart and impulses say get more! But, even me, a 37 year old, who is fully employed (with the same job and company for 13 years), in a stable relationship, has a house, etc. knows that I am at my current limit.

When I learned I was getting a kidney transplant and that I would be immune suppressed forever, if I survived, the doctors told me I had to get rid of my reptiles (due to the risk of infection/spreading disease). My ex-wife (wife at the time), helped with George my since passed Beardie, but would not help with the snakes. I had to re-home 2 snakes and it was devastating.

I have since done my research and am happy to report, all though at greater risk, I have never gotten sick from any of my animals, and take extra precautions for cleanliness.

The point is, I still wonder about those snakes. Yes, they went to a good home, but I still miss them and hope they are okay.

I would have felt worse if I was unable to care for them and kept them anyway, to their detriment. However, none of these decisions are fun.

I think you might be too far in the forest to see the trees right now, but we have your best interests, and those of your reptiles and future reptiles, at heart too.

Again, free to do whatever you want, but consider listening to people who have been there, learned, and care about what's best for all involved.

All the best,

David