Judy said it perfectly in this statement that is stickied all over this site.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=62494
Coming here to learn about caring for your snakes includes accepting that you need that help (or why else ask the question in the first place). It means the snake's needs are more important than your ego. It means taking in a lot of information, shifting through it all, validating it and doing your own research too. Learning isn't about being spoonfed but it also isn't about being rude to those that take time to try and help.
It also means, however, that in giving out that information we present it in a way that it can be listened to. No one wants to hear "you idiot you've done it all wrong!". I know I certainly wouldn't listen much after that point. As much as we want new people to listen, we need to make sure we are "talking" in a way people want to listen to and can learn from.![]()