Im sorry, but who are u to determine whether someone can take care of a snake?
Do u know for a fact his parents dont handle the snake or assist him? Perhaps they dont wanna get involved with the scam because the wanna let the OP expirience some of real life. JMO tho.
Do u know for a fact the he has no expirience with handling large boids?
You even stated urself that ur no expert, so therefore while telling him what he SHOULD have done and what he SHOULD have started with, you admit to having no idea what ur talking about.
How do u know they dont already have a room dedicated to the snake? Most people in my expirience with large boids as pets end up just giving them a whole bedroom.
And with that last sentence, are u saying kids shouldnt own snakes because u had to wait til ur 18? I had to wait til I moved out too but I have no problem with kids owning a reptile as long as they can take care of it.
The only thing the OP did wrong was be naive, and ended up getting scammed. But so far I have seen no evidence what-so-ever that shows he is not capable of handling that snake.
Perhaps u should keep ur BOI posts more on topic.
I solely stated my opinion on the subject. Ill go through and repoint a few things out.
No I'm not an expert, but I more more than a few things about large boids. They are my favorite and the only reason I dont have any myself is lack of space, which is why I chose 2 ball pythons for the time being instead of a carpet python or a burmese. I have dealt with a few 10+ft pythons, rock and burmese, but never a retic. My dad had a 13.5ft burmese python, which I regularly helped care for over about 7 years, and my step-dad also had one, though this one left us within a few months at only 6ft in a trade for a spectacled caiman.
I also never once said that I
knew his parents had little-to-no involvement with the snake nor did I claim to know his housing situation, simply gave my thoughts based on what I read here (honestly his parents didn't have to care about him learning a lesson, the poor care of the snake itself should've been enough for them to get involved.) I simply stated it
seemed as though they had little involvement, and pretty much didn't seem to care about the snakes welfare in this case. That was all.
I also never claimed to know his depth of information or experience with any kind of snake, I simply told him(possibly he's heard it before) that these snakes are
huge and it's not a job for 1 man (let alone a child) to take on. Yes it can be done with the proper know-how and experience, which I'm not doubting the boy has. Simply conveying that it can be a tough job for anyone, because I have dealt with some big snakes myself, and I know they can be a handful.
Again I never claimed to know his housing situation, simply stated it
could be hard to provide proper space for the snake at his parents house, maybe more-so at his first house (or apartment, in which case there's a 99% chance the snake will not be allowed to join you.) Never said "he aint got no space for that there big ol' snake mmhhhhmmm," only guessed at the possibility that his parent don't have a spare empty bedroom in their house(we never did in my house, but we were usually in the city, rowhomes aren't very big.)
And lastly I never said that kids shouldn't own herps, I was not allowed to have a
snake until I was 18 and moved out of my mom's house, solely because she didn't like snakes. We had an NA alligator and a SA caiman for a few years, she didn't mind lizards and stuff, just hated snakes. I've had multiple herps since before I was 10. TBH my first was a baby SA caiman I named Squeaky (I have a picture of me and him from '96 in my album thing,) and if not for my step-dad i wouldn't have been able to care for it.
Do I think
I was too young for a caiman at 6 yrs old? Yes
Do I think 15 is too young for a retic? No, given there is more than just the 15 y/o to care for it, because it is a BIG job, and children look tasty.
I try not to make assumptions(reasons obvious in your flaming of my post,) but I gave multiple scenarios and my opinion of them. Never claimed to know anything first-hand about Dylan's situation.
And my post was no more or less relevant than anyone else's here, if anything your flaming post about how improperly place my comment is, is the irrelevant BOI post.
All in all, play nice kids, I'm not here to critique, just offer my 2 cents (I
think that was my opening line?)
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