What is it with fats and terrible pet care? (sorry for rambling, long week at work and i’ve currently had 4 shots) I see it everywhere. Whether it’s a popular figure like Jay Brewer and his grossly obese burmese python, twinkie, or just someone you see on the street, fats always seem to have unhealthy pets. I’ve had so many experiences with fatass pet keepers and they all have been shit keepers. I don’t think fats should own any animal, least of all snakes. I’ve seen so many fat novice keepers freaking out because they think the standard “one mouse/rat/other feeder animal per week” is cruel and putting the animal in “starvation mode” and end up with an obese snake that dies slowly from fatty liver disease. Even the once per week standard is terrible once a snake becomes an adult, adult snakes should only eat 1 big meal every other week to stay a good healthy size, but obviously fats will never get that. Most fats are “breeders” anyway that want to rush shit and bulk their snakes so they reach breeder size(and also cut their eggs without reason instead of letting them hatch naturally).  My fatass coworker just bought 2 bettas and put them in 0.5 gallon bowls for her 2 kids(both under 10, obviously too young to care for a proper tank) I know I spoil my betta in his 40g community tank, but can you seriously not spare the room for at least a 2.5g tank, the bare minimum needed for a betta? Can you not realize that unlike you, the poor thing actually wants to swim around? I’ve alse seen pictures of the poor things(which have shockingly lived 2 months so far) and they’re heavily bloated and look like they’re on the fast track to swim bladder problems. Fats just don’t realize you can’t feed shit as they’ll take it. My betta would happily eat himself to death eating freeze dried blood worms, but as an owner it’s my responsibility to feed him a tiny quantity of high quality food every day(with one fasting day a week). She always wonders why my betta is so vibrant and energetic compared to her kids’, yet she just doesn’t want to hear she needs to feed them better and give them a proper tank because they ~~live in rice patties~~ and mist clearly love their tiny death chambers. And my fatass FSIL and her gf (both disgustingly fat) have a 15 year old mutt terrier like dog that’s obviously far beyond it’s quality of life, yet they refuse to put it down because “muh feefees, i love her so much!!” The dog constantly acts like it’s trying to hack something up, has a ping pong ball sized tumor ON ITS MOUTH which randomly bleeds, and can barely walk. They refuse to take it out before bed even though they stay up until 2am so it liquid shits all over the carpet. FSIL also once said cats need to be 10lbs before they can be fixed, which is why she had a 9 kitten litter which was promptly dumped on my bf’s parents(they make food barn cats at least) I’m going to school to get a masters(potentially doctorates, if finical situation allows) in animal science, so seeing pet ignorance to that tier truly pisses me off. I’m in a lot of pet keeping groups to get more first hand knowledge of certain animals, and one thing i’ve noticed is basically any good keeper I see is fit. It’s clear why, it’s hard to carry buckets of water for water changes when your fat, it’s hard to walk your dog or entertain your cat when your fat, and if you can’t look after your own diet it’s very unlikely you’ll take time to ensure your pet is getting the best diet possible. Most follow that idiotic “intuitive eating” crap that doesn’t fly with any animals.