Quote Originally Posted by craigafrechette View Post
HOURS of research...nuff said.
Not weeks, not months, hours...
At least 3 hours a day for a week. When I wasn’t at work or sleeping, I was on the internet. Sorry for not making myself clear. If I didn’t research long enough please tell me what I’m missing.

I know temps, how an enclosure should be set up and what it requires, feeding (ALREADY knew the snake was to be fed in his enclosure, just had a concern about the substrate because god forbid I worry about my snake getting sick from what I’ve seen on these forums, and the question about the mouse that my friend decided to just go ahead and buy for him) signs of an RI, how to check for an RI, anatomy, housing a second snake (not planning on), shedding and how to bathe him if he’s having problems shedding, what too hot and too cold looks like to a snake, the difference in striking and relaxed necks, how/when not to handle, why not to take your snake outside (however according to the owner he took them on motorcycle rides so I’m not sure what that brings my snake to), signs of stress, and throwing up its prey can kill it

theres more but I don’t think I need to give you every detail. I hope you get it.

My reasoning for having a “quick” research is because my coworker and I were talking about our pets. He mentioned he had 2 snakes. I said “I want a snake some day but havent budgeted for the set up”
he told me he’d give me his snake and everything with it for $100 because he’s parting with them since he’s not home with them often. My other coworker took his other snake.
He had me pick it up a week later, I did my research during and after(so I’m still currently looking at information that will help me in the future) that time period, after I had already had a general idea of what snake/reptile care included. I looked into it months ago but wasn’t persistent about it because I didn’t see myself getting one any time soon.

I researched strictly ball pythons, read tons and tons of forums on here, watched YouTube videos, googled terms im unfamiliar with. I do not plan on breeding.

If you have any secrets as to what takes months to research, please do share because clearly there’s a lot I’m unaware of.

I have a thermometer (I’m at work and can’t tell you the current temp because I’m at work)and have my enclosure with 2 hides, a water bowl, heating pads, aspen and paper bedding, I have one wall of enclosure covered because there’s nothing but floor and wall, the red heat light that I do not keep on constantly, a piece of wood for when he’s shedding, and 1 leafy thing which I’ll be getting more of. What am I missing. Because even if I had researched far before hand, I’d be comfortable and confident with a snake with my knowledge now and honestly wouldn’t expect that I needed months and months of research.