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RE: Books???

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Posted by: DMong at Sun Jul 3 01:48:54 2011   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]  
   

Gosh Jimmy,....I almost want to use your quote for my signature now. It is absolutely spot-on! and exactly what I have been saying for years now. The internet can definitely be a very helpful learning tool, but it is best used in conjunction with other sources of information too for maximum benefit. I find that in more recent years it has created alot of laziness and has virtually made good books almost a thing of the past for far too many people in this hobby. Many good books are what builds a great learning foundation, and the other stuff along personal experiences round it off in a great way. The good thing about good snake books are that you can refer to them ANY TIME YOU NEED TO, OR WANT TO!. This helps to virtually eliminate most husbandry problems and health issues BEFORE they arise and have to later be asked about and dealt with, then maybe only get bits and pieces of information here and there, or even worse,....bad misinformation and advice. Such as someone a while back suggesting to a "newbie" lady on one of these forums that she should feed her small 20 inch alterna two or three adult mice at a time!!..LMBO!!!!

Some of the stuff I read on forums can be so incredibly asinine it is beyond words. Certainly not all, but alot.


~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"


   

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