Naga_Kanya
Active Member
I'm sorry if you've copped some flack for being younger - like several others here I thought your age was a typo or way out of date, too, given the calibre of your posts. I've been so impressed with some of the things you've written here I've read them out to others, especially your mature and educated grasp on the whole "Go back to where you came from" thread that got closed down. I think you're brilliant, and I love how respectful and courteous you are - and I especially love your ability to stay calm when so-called 'adults' are losing it.
I'd believe the person who had experience in the area I was asking about! I've had snakes for over a decade, but (touch wood!) they've haven't given me any trouble (one vet visit in 11 years) so someone who's had snakes for 6 months but has been through hell with feeding/medical issues/whatever and learnt a hell of a lot as a result will have more experience than me in those areas. Time and age mean comparatively little in relation to actual experience. Until I got my CTS I've had a bunch of wonderful snakes who eat and shed like clockwork, and I didn't have the foggiest how to deal with a difficult feeder. Very steep learning curve for me after 11 years of snake-ownership, and the posts here on the subject have helped hugely.
But I do feel your frustration, Alex. I'm female and I work in a male-dominated industry (I work as a rigger and sailor on tall ships), and I get asked if I'm a tour guide/make the coffee/am the cook, and have even been bluntly told that "women can't be sailors or riggers". It doesn't help that I'm 37 and look 25, so people also assume I'm too young to know what I'm doing. I'm not trying to derail your post into a rant about gender equality, but I do have an inkling of how you feel. People who allow prejudices like that to cloud their ability to take advice or listen to someone - they're the stupid ones. Best to just mutter to yourself, move on, and keep being awesome.
Well if someone came along and asked for advice.
you've been keeping them say a year and give you're advice and someone who's older and been keeping them a lot longer gives some different advice, who would you believe?
I'd believe the person who had experience in the area I was asking about! I've had snakes for over a decade, but (touch wood!) they've haven't given me any trouble (one vet visit in 11 years) so someone who's had snakes for 6 months but has been through hell with feeding/medical issues/whatever and learnt a hell of a lot as a result will have more experience than me in those areas. Time and age mean comparatively little in relation to actual experience. Until I got my CTS I've had a bunch of wonderful snakes who eat and shed like clockwork, and I didn't have the foggiest how to deal with a difficult feeder. Very steep learning curve for me after 11 years of snake-ownership, and the posts here on the subject have helped hugely.
But I do feel your frustration, Alex. I'm female and I work in a male-dominated industry (I work as a rigger and sailor on tall ships), and I get asked if I'm a tour guide/make the coffee/am the cook, and have even been bluntly told that "women can't be sailors or riggers". It doesn't help that I'm 37 and look 25, so people also assume I'm too young to know what I'm doing. I'm not trying to derail your post into a rant about gender equality, but I do have an inkling of how you feel. People who allow prejudices like that to cloud their ability to take advice or listen to someone - they're the stupid ones. Best to just mutter to yourself, move on, and keep being awesome.