I'm convinced the universe is mocking me, or I'm just torturing myself

[TofuTofuTofu]

I like Snake Discovery and watch their channel. There have been a few things they do that I don't love.... Like, they had a video where they got their tegu surrendered from a person in Florida--this was waaay before the "ban" went through in February--and they said they were taking the tegu because they were banned in Florida? This was completely untrue and they hadn't bothered to research it... Like, clearly this person just made that up and told them to come "rescue" their tegu because Florida banned it (maybe taking advantage of SD even?). Even when the ban went through a few months later, any owner could keep their existing tegus, so, saying they had to get rid of the tegu just didn't make any sense. There were a bunch of comments about Florida banning stuff (and like... yeah... Florida does ban stuff), but this particular thing was just dramatized to a point that really bothered me. I really don't like that kind of misinformation. People trust things that channel says, and I just found that irresponsible I guess?

Also the whole "it is a necessary evil" of them to keep their rats in too small of a rack... Like, guys, no evil is "necessary." Would have softened the blow a bit if they had said they planned to expand it in the future, but they didn't. Also, enrichment only works for like one day lol. Having the rodents needing to eat from the top of the cage doesn't make them feel enriched every time; maybe for just the first time. I know you can't explain all that in a video, but it kind of misleads people and simplifies something that is a complex issue.

I don't think they're bad people though. The Snake Discovery channel was so helpful to me when I was first learning about snakes last year, and doing tons of research. I like how they're setting up their new zoo and giving all their snakes UVB and all that... It's really cool that they were able to build a zoo and they seem to be housing everything really well! But yeah sometimes I see Emily like poking at hatchlings just to make them angry and it's clearly being done just for the video, with total disregard that this baby snake is confused and stressed. Like I said, I don't hate Snake Discovery. I still watch stuff they put out. But sometimes there are things that don't make sense to me lol. Nobody is perfect, I guess. But they could be... more perfect than they are.

Anyway, more on topic, Blue Beauties were one of the first snakes that really caught my eye when I started researching. I think initially I was worried they'd be moody, so I kind of ruled them out early on. But I'm pretty sure that was just me not knowing much about snake behavior. It's good to have future snake goals though; I think not being able to get one right away will help you stay focused and determine if you still do want one in the future! That's how it worked out with me and my snake, and I feel like I made the right choice doing that.