I know the story there and I in no way support impulse buying... but, in my opinion, if they're willing to save and work for it then they pretty much don't get a chance to impulse buy. However, I'm not speaking of teenagers or kids. I'm more speaking along the line of adults. Take for instance me... I couldn't afford an expensive monitor... but I can afford to feed an inexpensive one.. mainly because I breed and raise all my own feeders. I've found it much less expensive in the long run than to buy feeders from pet shops or online frozen sources. Plus I know whats going into my animals. So, with that line of thought I purchased a Bosc.. fully aware of what I was getting myself into. I know I'm probably one of the minority that take good care of an inexpensive animal. I supppose I get peeved about this subject because there are many people out there, that would have the comittment to work towards a goal.. but that get discouraged by people telling them they shouldn't get a monitor (or insert whatever animal here) if they can't afford a high price for it initially. Personally, I want a trio of ackies... but can't afford to shell out $200 to $300 per animal right now. I eventually might be able to if I can manage to save the money from my gecko hatchlings this season.



Anyway, I was merely voicing an opinion.. it might not be the best one but it is just an opinion.
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Lucien



1.1 Columbian Redtail Boa (BCI)(Sutekh and Isis)

2.2 Leopard geckos (2 Blizzards (Caine and Goliath), 1 het Blizzard (Lilith) and 1 Tangerine Albino (Tequila Sunrise ...Tiki for short))

0.1 Savannah Monitor (Kiros)

13 rats

5 Gerbils

2 Dogs (Loki and Storm)

2 cats (Sahara and Hercules)

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