I agree with markus002. This concerns pets in general. When they are NEW and preferably as young and as small as possible, they are wanted and loved. Once the novelty wears off their people find other interests. In Australia, this pattern of the human nature causes a very sad situation for cats and dogs - please see the website of deathrowpets.net to understand the scope of his problem. However, other pets, including snakes and lizards, are no really in danger, as for every baby pet owner who lost the interest there seems to be at least one wanna-be breeder who is happy to take over an adult animal!