What is too much for you?
Trust me, I know your feelings. I think most of us share it. LOL!
It really is a hard line to find. I guess you'll feel you've crossed it when you can really care for your animals like they should be.
Take me for example. Right now I have 23 boas. I plan on slimming the collection down to 18 for now. 11 of the 23 are larger animals. The rest are yearlings. I have all my animals seperated. I use to believe in keeping animals together. Now, I just won't do it. So, for me, all my animals need to have a seperate cage. Will I be able to keep 18 adult boas? I personally don't think so. Sure, physically I can tend to all their needs. But, for me keeping boas has always been a passion with each animal. With 23 boas, I just can't give each one the time I would like to give it. Do I want a few more morphs? HELL YA! I lust daily after some of them!
So, for me, it really comes down to what will make me and my animals happy. For me, it is a slightly smaller collection so I can spend a lot of time with each animal. On average I have each boa out 1-2 times a week. Personally , I would like to have them out 3-4 times. So, I will have some hard choices to make in the future.
What's also tough is the fun pairings that can be made. It is endless! Which is a lot of fun. But, I have come to the conclusion that I really need to focus my desires and realize I can keep them all.
So, again, you need to do some soul searching and find out what your desired outcome is. Do you want to be a keeper? A breeder? A mixture of both? With the crazyness of life......When will things get to be too much and the animals begin to suffer? Are you married? Kids? Girlfriend? Going to school? Working? Etc. Life is a complicted thing. It never does any of us any good when we add to that with more responsibilities. (Meaning more snakes than we have the time for.)
My feeling is that none of us can answer this question for you. Only you can.
Hope this helps,
John
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"To be the best..........You must lose your mind."

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