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Hey Gang,

i havent been on here in a while, been busy with work and school, and everything else life throws at me. I have recently been wrestling with the idea of downsizing to just a few snakes. i know we all go through this contimplation at one time or another, but i was wonder what you all think about when you go through the motions of possible down sizing, what i do is make a list of pros and cons and see which has the longer list.

so what makes you decide what you decided or have in the past?

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POSITIVE THOUGHTS, POSITIVE RESULTS

For me its all a matter of fine tuning my collection and trying to keep within the parameters I set for myself as far as available space goes. If it werent for that, I would keep everything.
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God Bless Evolution.

Hi Adam,

I am a big fan of making lists of pros and cons when I want to really think things through and make a good decision. First brainstorm pros and cons without taking time to evaluate the factors. Then WEIGHT the factors in both lists, since some factors are certainly going to be more important than others. And to help you focus and weight the factors accurately, ask yourself what thing(s) is(are) prompting you to downsize your collection in the first place.

That being said, I would prioritize what I'd keep based on how special (your favorites, the hardest to replace, etc.) the animals are.

Good luck with your decisions!

Tom

Don't keep what you can live with, keep what you can't live without.
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Please don't talk about snake prices when my wife is around!!

Its hard for me to downsize.
I wrestle with it all the time.
But I guess what I would look at would be
what I could and couldn't live without.
Some will be missed more than others.
Go with your heart.
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Michelle
www.AssortedSerpents.com
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.