Forgive me, but I just have to step in here and say a few things. I may regret it...but y'all can shoot me in the morning if necessary.


First...to address the most recent suggestion about having a "troubleshooting" forum. That's pretty much what this entire site is about. Yes, we share a lot of other stuff besides "trouble"....but the site is divided into so many different sections and categories specifically so people can have places to look for answers to their troubles.....or find questions that they can answer. Yes....there's TONS of stuff to wade through, and it can be daunting for new members, which is why we see the same questions over and over again. I understand that. But....if we had a single "troubleshooting" forum...it would be even harder to find the answers because husbandry would be mixed in with breeding and ball pythons would be mixed in with bearded dragons and kingsnakes and how to keep the shelves on my rack from bowing.....

Second....some comments about this thread in general and others like it. Debate and discussion are always welcomed. If someone wants to question why we suggest the solutions that we do....that's fine. We like to hear ourselves type and most of the time are happy to explain ourselves. And if you don't agree with what you're hearing/seeing....it's fine to point that out. BUT....if you do intend to disagree...you have to expect folks to disagree right back atcha. And the fact that you can't convince someone that your side of the argument is right and they're wrong doesn't mean they don't like you or are out to get you in any way.

It's perfectly OK to read what we write and then come to your own conclusions based on your own experiences and other outside sources. We ALL do that. But we don't all seem to feel the need to justify every single conclusion to everyone around us who will listen.

If you want to discuss snakes and all the multitude of different ways it is possible to keep them....great! But please offer the same acceptance to what we have to say as you expect us to give to what you say.

((Please note that "we" in this instance encompasses the general "established" population that seems to so often be accused of whatever infraction or personal slight is felt at the moment.....and "you" is intended for anyone who feels picked on simply for expressing their dissenting opinions, and not any specific individual.))