It’s case by case. My uncle is gifting me a baby iguana in a few days, but he’s not a moron because he asked me beforehand and I’ve also got years of experience in taking care of reptiles and have 3 other pet iguanas myself. I also gifted him a ball python a few days ago and made sure to ask him beforehand as well, and never really had anything to worry about because he’s got a lot more animals than I do (I have 22, he has an entire private zoo in his home) and has been keeping reptiles before I was even born.