Thank you for the reply!!



Yes, i did read that thread 'Do i really want a burm'. Actually i read through almost every thread on before i even registered an account



Anyways, i totally understand where you are coming from about learning as much as possible. Since I've gotten to an age where i can pick and choose my animals and they are my responsibility i've noticed i realllllly look into it before i do anything.

I decided to get a kitten 2 years ago cuz i was loney :P and i literally spent about a month researching all the different breeds of cats (yes, cats :P) and their different personalities/traits/etc.... I ended up gettin a purebred Manx, and he really is a great fit. . . .

And even before i bought both of the my current snakes i read pretty much every single thing i could find about them on google. I could easily give you a detailed back ground and care sheet for both of them :P my friends think im pretty much a dork haha.



Mooooving on (sorry i ramble) Learning is what im trying to do right now. I haven't made a decision yet and i don't know how long it will take. I think it will help alot when i go have a gander at the burms this breeder has. But even then who knows. I'm also thinkin about maybe starting with a ball python first ( oh yay another week of research haha) It's such a big decision.



As for reading animals, I grew up on discovery channel and animal planet and ive been fascinated with reptiles, mostly snakes since i was like 5. maybe its just me but i feel pretty confident with myself to pick up on the animals quickly. and i totally agree with you that each individual animal is totally different.



as for expense ... oh boy. shouldnt be tooo much of a problem. my boyfriend is ridiculously handy and can do pretty much anything (seriously, he cooks, cleans, mechanics, carpenter, plumbing, welding, roofing, building crap, you name it he can do it) he doesnt do alot of reading about these snakes but he listens pretty good and i talk ALOT :P so he's got a really good idea of what we are looking at. i showed him a couple of the threads on here about caging and ideas for materials/venting/hide boxes and he said 1)he could do it no problem and 2)he already knows pretty much how hes going to do it.



Sorry again for the rambling. I'm trying to explain as much as i can about the thought ive put into this because then i get Even more feedback from you guys which is in turn helping me learn more and make a more educated decision.

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