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lots of recs taken from bookish; accepting other recs here too.

keeping with the theme of last night's youtube, here's a wishlist of a different sort. i have a goal to start keeping snakes again by the end of this year and into the spring of next. i really miss herpetology and the hard, rewarding work that comes from keeping these animals. i want to do it right this time though, with species i'm genuinely interested in. the snakes i got from tanya and the ones i took as rescues from working at petco were all beautiful and i loved them in the time i had them before they were rehomed, but they were still 'rescues' and nothing i would've chosen to start from the ground up in the hobby with. so this time i want to go the legit route--no glass terrariums, no pet store hand overs or makeshift just-to-get-it-done husbandry.

my wish list to be started in late 2010-early 2011 as species are available from breeders. included are photos and all my husbandry/basics notes i've made. they're ordered from ease of care, size/space required for them, overall expense, and accessibility. i tried to keep this as realistic as possible as far as species/morphs and what sort of custom enclosure i'll have to look into for each adult snake.

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(note to anyone who plans on owning snakes! this is a personal list so what might be 'inexpensive' or easy to care for for me might not be the same for anyone else. i've had a lot of experience with reptiles, fish, amphibians, and invertebrates so these basic notes i've written are from the standpoint of someone who already knows all the other intense aspects of herpetology and care for these animals.)