Rainbow is in her hide quick question?

[Skyrivers]

I think we all understand your eagerness to hang with your new retic, but you have to make sure your excitment does not overide your better judgement, especially when it comes to your snake's general well being and health.

Be patient, snakes will live a long time and you will have plenty of time to handle your new girl after she's fully settled. Just remember to take things slow.

I agree. Just was a silly moment.

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[Craiga 01453]

Was not thinking about her eating yesterday

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Maybe it's time to pump the brakes a little. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I just looked back at your profile quick. You showed us your 2 new snakes about 9 weeks ago when you first joined the forum. Since then, there have been 40 threads, some of which were newbie questions and you even thanked the forum for our help with your beginner questions.
Now, I may be off here, but in this time you've added 4 other snakes, 1 which was brought back and swapped out very quickly as well as a chameleon that passed away. That's almost a new animal per week.

How are you quarantining these animals? Basically, they should ALL be in separate rooms still. None have been in your possession long enough to go through a proper quarantine process.

Also, if you're already forgetting who ate when and asking if a snake that's been with you 2 days and ate yesterday is ok to handle it's probably time to pump the brakes. Learn how to care for 1 animal properly before bringing 6 home.

These aren't trendy beanie babies or Pokemon that you collect, these are living animals.

Look, I'm sure you care for your animals deeply. I can see you got bit hard by the snake keeping bug. I get it. But seriously, the animals health and well being should be top priority. And judging by the continued newbie questions you're still asking, maybe just slow down so your current animals can thrive. LEARN your animals and appreciate the ones you have before you overshoot and are in over your head or lose instrest. I've seen it happen too often in this hobby and the animals suffer and collections are unloaded.

Just a thought, and certainly not a dig on you personally. Please know the animals are my main concern and I want you to be able to enjoy your animals.

[Skyrivers]

Maybe it's time to pump the brakes a little. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I just looked back at your profile quick. You showed us your 2 new snakes about 9 weeks ago when you first joined the forum. Since then, there have been 40 threads, some of which were newbie questions and you even thanked the forum for our help with your beginner questions.
Now, I may be off here, but in this time you've added 4 other snakes, 1 which was brought back and swapped out very quickly as well as a chameleon that passed away. That's almost a new animal per week.

How are you quarantining these animals? Basically, they should ALL be in separate rooms still. None have been in your possession long enough to go through a proper quarantine process.

Also, if you're already forgetting who ate when and asking if a snake that's been with you 2 days and ate yesterday is ok to handle it's probably time to pump the brakes. Learn how to care for 1 animal properly before bringing 6 home.

These aren't trendy beanie babies or Pokemon that you collect, these are living animals.

Look, I'm sure you care for your animals deeply. I can see you got bit hard by the snake keeping bug. I get it. But seriously, the animals health and well being should be top priority. And judging by the continued newbie questions you're still asking, maybe just slow down so your current animals can thrive. LEARN your animals and appreciate the ones you have before you overshoot and are in over your head or lose instrest. I've seen it happen too often in this hobby and the animals suffer and collections are unloaded.

Just a thought, and certainly not a dig on you personally. Please know the animals are my main concern and I want you to be able to enjoy your animals.

Just for clarification, I am a noob as far as BPs and Retics. I am not new to herps in general. It has been 30 years from the time I had one as a child. My dad kept my corn snakes and king snake when I went into the military. He would not let me have them back after I spent 3 years in Germany and did not want to ship them overseas. Did not have all the guidelines to go by back then. Temp control and humidity has come a long way the past few years as education and technology comes along. This is not a fad to me. I love all my animals and have made a lifelong commitment to raising them. I think it is great to advance in our understanding to provide better care for them in general. The days if providing just a heat lamp and tossing them food weekly/monthly/etc... has been traded for proper care. I did make a mistake about her feeding this week. I feed everyone else on Sundays. I implemented a feeding card on all the animals and should be easier to keep track from here.

[Craiga 01453]

Just for clarification, I am a noob as far as BPs and Retics. I am not new to herps in general. It has been 30 years from the time I had one as a child. My dad kept my corn snakes and king snake when I went into the military. He would not let me have them back after I spent 3 years in Germany and did not want to ship them overseas. Did not have all the guidelines to go by back then. Temp control and humidity has come a long way the past few years as education and technology comes along. This is not a fad to me. I love all my animals and have made a lifelong commitment to raising them. I think it is great to advance in our understanding to provide better care for them in general. The days if providing just a heat lamp and tossing them food weekly/monthly/etc... has been traded for proper care. I did make a mistake about her feeding this week. I feed everyone else on Sundays. I implemented a feeding card on all the animals and should be easier to keep track from here.

I hear ya, and promise I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I've just seen so many people dive in head first and lose interest almost as quick as the got bit but the bug. And it's the animals who suffer. I'm glad you're not gonna fall into that category.

I was out of the hobby a while too, it sure has changed. I started out around 99-2000ish and wow, what a different world. It's so much better now.

I use a website called iherp.com for all my tacking. Feedings, sheds, etc...etc...etc...

Thanks for your service
And thanks for not taking my reply personally. It's all about the animals for me...

[Skyrivers]

I hear ya, and promise I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I've just seen so many people dive in head first and lose interest almost as quick as the got bit but the bug. And it's the animals who suffer. I'm glad you're not gonna fall into that category.

I was out of the hobby a while too, it sure has changed. I started out around 99-2000ish and wow, what a different world. It's so much better now.

I use a website called iherp.com for all my tacking. Feedings, sheds, etc...etc...etc...

Thanks for your service
And thanks for not taking my reply personally. It's all about the animals for me...

It's all good. Trust me when it comes to my animals I'm the most fierce predator of them all guarding them with my life.

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[Craiga 01453]

It's all good. Trust me when it comes to my animals I'm the most fierce predator of them all guarding them with my life.

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Hahahaha, nice!!

[Skyrivers]

Hahahaha, nice!!

I am single, no kids, and my animals are my only family I have left. I would not have taken out a female reticulated python if I was not prepared for it. The truth is I have an entire zoo if I could afford it and manage it. My house is almost like a zoo already with 5 snakes of three different species, two dogs, and a colony of African soft fur rats. I do have a girlfriend that enjoys taking care of them as much as I do but I'm perfectly capable of doing it on my own. I'm 42 years old and in great health.

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[Craiga 01453]

I am single, no kids, and my animals are my only family I have left. I would not have taken out a female reticulated python if I was not prepared for it. The truth is I have an entire zoo if I could afford it and manage it. My house is almost like a zoo already with 5 snakes of three different species, two dogs, and a colony of African soft fur rats. I do have a girlfriend that enjoys taking care of them as much as I do but I'm perfectly capable of doing it on my own. I'm 42 years old and in great health.

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Nice! My animals are my family too. I'm 39 w/no kids. So my 4 snakes, 4 ferrets, cat and 2 fish tanks are all my animal family. Love them to death, they keep me sane most days, hahahaha

[Skyrivers]

Nice! My animals are my family too. I'm 39 w/no kids. So my 4 snakes, 4 ferrets, cat and 2 fish tanks are all my animal family. Love them to death, they keep me sane most days, hahahaha

I had a nice 75 gallon fish tank that I loved until it sprung a leak while I was at work. Cloud was laying there with his ears laid back trying to say "I didn't do it" LOL. I cleaned everything up and intend one day to reseal it and start over. Sold all my fish back to the pet store for a profit. Some of them were high end discuss.

[Phillydubs]

I had a nice 75 gallon fish tank that I loved until it sprung a leak while I was at work. Cloud was laying there with his ears laid back trying to say "I didn't do it" LOL. I cleaned everything up and intend one day to reseal it and start over. Sold all my fish back to the pet store for a profit. Some of them were high end discuss.

Not to totally derail this but I kept very high end wild discus for a long time

my gorgeous display tank was basically stolen from me and held hostage during a lovely divorce.

I miss my discus. What type did you have. Any pics ??