Dear GeckoForums Community:

[Khrysty]

I'm not sure exactly where to put this, and I'm not sure I should post about this at all. The only reason I feel the need to, is that I'm worried some of you take me a little too seriously.

Here are some things you should know about me:

Like my profile says, I'm only 21 years old. I've been keeping reptiles since I was young, but have only really begun to take a serious interest in leopard geckos in the past few years. This is my third year breeding. I've only had my rescue open for a few months.

I rely very heavily on the advice of other members of the reptile community as well as that of my veterinarian. I am just a quick and thorough study on subjects that fascinate me and will, therefore, occasionally come off as more knowledgeable than I actually am.

I am not the owner of this website, nor am I a moderator. I am just a member of this forum. Like many of you, I am here to learn and to glean advice from fellow reptile lovers.

Please do not take what I say as gospel. I am up for a debate if you disagree. Don't immediately yield to me because you think that I know more than you and therefore must be right. I would hate to accidentally give wrong advice and have you do more harm than good for your little one(s).

That being said, I'm always happy to help and I appreciate the respect that a lot of members on here are giving me. Just remember that while I'll offer my advice on any topic that I think I can help with, my advice is not always the end-all, be-all of general knowledge. Please take others' advice into consideration as well when thinking about how best to care for your animals and, most of all, understand that I'm NOT a veterinarian and cannot give medical diagnoses or advise true medical treatment.

Thanks, guys.
Khrysty

 

[Retribution Reptiles]

where did this come from?

 

[Khrysty]

where did this come from?

I'm not upset about it, or anything. But Rants and Raves is really the only place I could think of that this might fit. I've gotten a few pm's asking if I was a mod, and one asking if I owned the site. And just a couple of new members are taking what I say to heart, ya know? Like I'm the only one who knows enough to give anyone any advice. I just wanted to make sure that people knew a little more about me before they decided to do something like that.

I'm not saying that I don't know anything, of course, I just don't really want people assuming I know everything and ignoring what everyone else says.

 

[Dog Shrink]

Awww c'mon Khrysty... you know you're the end all be all of gecko advice seriously tho hon... I think what you have to offer is wonderful and 99% of the time from what I've seen, accurate. Age is irrelivant if experience is there imo. This is a lot of the reason why I don't go to dog forums anymore... my intelligence and their egos just don't mesh. God forbid some one contradicts some one else who is a self propose doggie prophet... I couldn't do the politics anymore, so I started my own doggie forum

I think you're doing great Khrysty... if ya get too big from your britches we'll let ya know

 

[JordanAng420]

Just remember that while I'll offer my advice on any topic that I think I can help with, my advice is not always the end-all, be-all of general knowledge. Please take others' advice into consideration as well when thinking about how best to care for your animals and, most of all, understand that I'm NOT a veterinarian and cannot give medical diagnoses or advise true medical treatment.

Thanks, guys.
Khrysty

Good post, Khrysty. I totally agree, and can understand exactly where you're coming from. :main_thumbsup: