Research, Reseach, Research Before You Buy Any Pet

[AKFROG]

I really wish that people would research all they can find on the various websites, books and other places before they get a pet. I really get up set when an individual gets a pet and then decides to find out how to take care of it. Enough said!

[deranged chipmunk]

Well said!!


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[Strider18]

Exactly what I do! I spend a minimum of probably 20 hours before I even consider getting any pet. And even then I rarely end up getting them. What can I say I love research!

0.1.0 Psuedacris regilla

[AKFROG]

Before I bought FROG I bought five books about frogs. Four of them pertained to Horned Frogs and the other one covered all frogs. Even then some of the information didn't agree what was said about the article on Horned Frogs on this website. I would take that information to heart before I would use the information in those four books. The fifth book covering all frogs had the best information on Horned Frogs in my opinion.

[DVirginiana]

Not just research on the animal they buy, but the breeders too. I've seen too many people who do everything else right pick up an animal from a bad dealer or petstore and everything goes downhill because they started off with a sick, wild caught, or unsexed animal (thinking mainly about tarantulas with that last one).

I don't even bother with researching caresheets anymore; I go straight to the most active forums for a species and describe my setup and ask for everyone to nitpick it before I get an animal.

[MatthewM1]

I don't even bother with researching caresheets anymore; I go straight to the most active forums for a species and describe my setup and ask for everyone to nitpick it before I get an animal.

+1 care sheets for the most part suck(ESPECIALLY for tarantulas lol)

[AKFROG]

Thank you everyone for your input. Cheers.

[DVirginiana]

(ESPECIALLY for tarantulas lol)

I found recommended humidities ranging from "as low as possible" to 80% when I was doing research for my tarantula. I've also seen countless caresheets recommend feeding crickets to snakes (I'm not aware of a single snake common in the pet trade that even CAN eat crickets). That's one reason I love this forum so much, they have easily accessible caresheets for most of the common frogs that are actually detailed and easy to find.

[AKFROG]

There are some really knowledgeable people here. We are really lucky.