10/12/2025                                                                            
                                    
                                                                            
                                            Had a really wholesome interaction today.
Met a lady who had a boa she got many years ago as a gift from a close friend who passed. They were planning to make a custom viv for them to live in, but a lot of chaos happened in their life, and a few years later she was finally in a position to upgrade the enclosure. Not ideal, but it was a snake she clearly cared deeply about.
I got excited that she was doing her best for the snake, and was doing what she could to improve its life, one step at a time. We chatted about the setup, enclosure upgrades, feeding schedule and the like, she said she didn't have anyone in her life who was into snakes and just didn't have any good resources, the information on the internet was everywhere, and was suggesting wildly expensive custom enclosures that were super far out of her price range.
She remarked she was a little afraid she was going to be mocked and ridiculed for not having things absolutely perfect and was relieved that we were just excited that she was getting what her snake needed, and that she had a place to get information from.
Because sometimes, its not about bullying people for having a less than perfect setup. Sometimes, its about giving information and help, and reassuring people the best thing they can do is take the steps to just improve things for their animals. Sure, if someones being belligerent about how its totally fine they are cohabbing 2 adult beardies in a 20gallon, there's a time and a place. But being kind and informative will usually ACTUALLY help out an animal in a tough situation a lot more than being rude about it. Sometimes, you need to remember there are a lot of not so well equipped people, doing their best for their animals who just need some help on the other side of the screen.
Photo for the algorithm, some silly stuff we are going to be trying!