you've already received great advice, so i just want to join the welcome wagon: welcome!!!
this is exactly what i did: i got my first beep—a hatchling albino male—in 2014, and i immediately knew i wanted another. but i waited almost 3 years before deciding i was ready for another one. over those 3 years, i had many typical issues and setbacks, but only when i was confident in my care and knowledge did i consider getting my second.
then shortly after, i got 4 more. and a corn snake. and a crested gecko.![]()