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Im posting this after being indirectly called a knob on another post. When I first got into reptiles my policy was, and still is, find out as much about an animal before purchasing it, and if I got stuck with anything then ask for other opinions. It seems to me that people are not bothering with research any more, but rather post a couple of questions and feel they know enough to own that animal.
Books are written and published about animals as one person's view on how to keep them from their own experience. I dont believe everything can be learned from textbooks - nothing beats the good old experience factor - but I believe other people's experience should be taken into account to stop other making the same mistakes as they did and therefore avoid animals suffering in the wrong conditions. So whats wrong with buying a starter book that doesnt go into major terms and phrases - not all books are written for professionals.
Im getting a very high impression that some people on these forums have never thought to lift a book in their lives, but instead will post a random topic asking for a piece of advice that could have easily been found out in a very basic book. I assume that since people are posting on the forum that they can read (I'll soon find out with the number of replies to this post :lol: ), so whats the problem with buying a starter book about a reptile.
If someone states that certain reptiles cant be kept together, does your initiative not tell you there must be a reason WHY they are saying that?? If reptiles come from different NATURAL environments then surely they shouldnt be kept in the same vivarium where some people have enough problems replicating ONE environment, let alone multiple environments in one enclosure.
Im appauled with the attitiudes of people on some forums, including this one. I dont claim to be mrs expert-reptile-keeper, I just wish people would use their initiatives - these are living animals we're talking about here and their welfare should be first priority, and so we should know as much about these animals before owning them.
Books are written and published about animals as one person's view on how to keep them from their own experience. I dont believe everything can be learned from textbooks - nothing beats the good old experience factor - but I believe other people's experience should be taken into account to stop other making the same mistakes as they did and therefore avoid animals suffering in the wrong conditions. So whats wrong with buying a starter book that doesnt go into major terms and phrases - not all books are written for professionals.
Im getting a very high impression that some people on these forums have never thought to lift a book in their lives, but instead will post a random topic asking for a piece of advice that could have easily been found out in a very basic book. I assume that since people are posting on the forum that they can read (I'll soon find out with the number of replies to this post :lol: ), so whats the problem with buying a starter book about a reptile.
If someone states that certain reptiles cant be kept together, does your initiative not tell you there must be a reason WHY they are saying that?? If reptiles come from different NATURAL environments then surely they shouldnt be kept in the same vivarium where some people have enough problems replicating ONE environment, let alone multiple environments in one enclosure.
Im appauled with the attitiudes of people on some forums, including this one. I dont claim to be mrs expert-reptile-keeper, I just wish people would use their initiatives - these are living animals we're talking about here and their welfare should be first priority, and so we should know as much about these animals before owning them.
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