Quote Originally Posted by gothkenny View Post
While yes, I agree with everything else you've said, the last part where you said that children don't understand about caring for a life was a bit un-needed. Just because this person isn't taking care of her animal doesn't mean I'm taking care of mine because I'm about the same age as her too.
I am only 20, but I know more about caring for a life than a 13 year old does (I know nothing about caring for a humans life, I'm only speaking animals here) - and, in some cases age and maturity play a big deal in certain situations. I do not believe that calling her age into the conversation was un-needed at all.

Clearly you can see she is having problems and I don't think you can say her age has nothing to do with it, because I'm sure it has a lot to do with it. I do not know how old you are but it seems as if you clearly know more about reptile husbandry then the OP does based on the second half of your post, which shows although you are young you are mature enough to educate yourself about your pet - your responsibility, which is a great thing, and a thing that the OP doesn't seem to get. Age and maturity are two different things but they do go hand in hand usually, and one young person may be more mature about certain situations than another in that same situation.

Maybe I meant maturity more than I mean age in my post, but I don't expect many 13 year olds to be mature.

Hope that makes sense.