Mogey
city livin'-nature lovin'
Hello everybody, my name is James and I am no longer a lurker!
I decided a few months back that I wanted to broaden my experience with caring for animals. Over the years I've had dogs, birds, fresh and saltwater aquariums, and hermit crabs. I've always been an animal lover, and had a particular interest in reptiles, mostly since they aren't very common in the wild where I live in New York. When I had finally put the resources together to begin a setup, I was left with the question of "what?". I'm not the sort of person to begin any endeavor regarding caring for animals without thorough research, and so it began.
I began my research through various popular herps and species; red-eared sliders and other aquatic turtles, Greek and Russian tortoises, bearded dragons, cresties, white's tree frogs and the like, and lastly, colubrids. My search ended within the subspecies there. Without a doubt, I knew a corn snake would be what I was looking for. I then began the research in all the basic information and care for corn snakes (I must've read just about every care sheet available online) and then advanced care through literature and refutable websites- which brings me here.
I spent about 2 months in preparation for the new arrival, and it didn't take long for me to realize whenever I needed to find out something specific about care or setup or anything at all, I always chose here. Then I found out what a 'lurker' is. >_>
Anyway, I went to the New York Metro Reptile Expo in White Plains on 4/21 and purchased a 2 month old male Sunkissed Motley from BHB Reptiles. I'm happy now to have gone from just a reptile enthusiast to an official reptile hobbyist. Sorry for the wall of text intro, just glad to be part of a great community with much to offer.
Pictures to come of my male Sunkissed Motley - Red Foreman
I decided a few months back that I wanted to broaden my experience with caring for animals. Over the years I've had dogs, birds, fresh and saltwater aquariums, and hermit crabs. I've always been an animal lover, and had a particular interest in reptiles, mostly since they aren't very common in the wild where I live in New York. When I had finally put the resources together to begin a setup, I was left with the question of "what?". I'm not the sort of person to begin any endeavor regarding caring for animals without thorough research, and so it began.
I began my research through various popular herps and species; red-eared sliders and other aquatic turtles, Greek and Russian tortoises, bearded dragons, cresties, white's tree frogs and the like, and lastly, colubrids. My search ended within the subspecies there. Without a doubt, I knew a corn snake would be what I was looking for. I then began the research in all the basic information and care for corn snakes (I must've read just about every care sheet available online) and then advanced care through literature and refutable websites- which brings me here.
I spent about 2 months in preparation for the new arrival, and it didn't take long for me to realize whenever I needed to find out something specific about care or setup or anything at all, I always chose here. Then I found out what a 'lurker' is. >_>
Anyway, I went to the New York Metro Reptile Expo in White Plains on 4/21 and purchased a 2 month old male Sunkissed Motley from BHB Reptiles. I'm happy now to have gone from just a reptile enthusiast to an official reptile hobbyist. Sorry for the wall of text intro, just glad to be part of a great community with much to offer.
Pictures to come of my male Sunkissed Motley - Red Foreman
