Just wanted to see how many of you out there have the support of you better half with your reptile obsession? I started out with a couple corn snakes when I started dating my fiancee. That's all we had for the first 6 years. About a year and a half ago I decided I wanted to expand the collection and try my hand at becoming a breeder part time. The collection is now around 60 snakes and over 1000 rodents at any given time. To my suprise the girl has totally taken to the snakes and rodents. She told me to stop buying about 6 months ago but there is always the just one more scenario or it a great deal. I've used the just one more so I can make a ????? and she has been very patient with it. Once they arrive she's glad I bought them. I feel very lucky to have a girl that is very supportive and is activley involved now. With her support I hope to become a full time breeder.

How bout the rest of ya out there? Do you get support in your hobby/passion or just greif for spending money?

Yes, she is another herper... so it's not that difficult to get funding approved for the next animal.... :cheers:

Yep :rockon:

I support Jeff's love of reptiles. And I am really starting to like the boas more and more. I help out as much as I can with the geckos and the rats/mice. I prefer not to help with the feeding of snakes since he keeps all the information on his computer and I don't want to feed anything too big or too small a meal.

My better half started off when I got married no SNAKES. It was one show holding one BP to change that to ONLY one BP. Then that grew to a few BP's are ok and more shows till she held a Boa and then well maybe one Boa and now I have 3 with agreement to get more as well. The whole no snake rule means nothing now (lol) and I have 100% support on getting them as long I keep the bills paid in doing so. Getting the ones she wants along the way is basically the new rule which is so much better then the "no snake rule" :wamma:

I'm not married but my chick is fine with it. She goes to all the shows with me, talks snakes (or listens while talk snakes) and is very supportive of anything I do in the reptile community. But still I wish she was a "herper" you cant beat a girl who gets just as excited as you over herps.

Mine has no choice...:yessir:

Once my girl got over the fear factor ( liquid courage ) she has really taken to them. At least the balls anyway. I don't think she's still a big fan of the carpets. :lol: Especially after gettin tagged a couple time.

My wife...... tolerates it. She does like some of the corns but she wont touch the pits. She has seen me get nailed too many times by those little buggers!!! She did buy me a breeding adult pair of womas last year for my birthday and will go to shows with me and help sell them. She doesnt help with the upkeep though. She was completely against them when we first met but I made it clear my reptiles arent going anywhere and she accepted that.

Mine has no choice...:yessir:

:cheers:

Once my girl got over the fear factor ( liquid courage ) she has really taken to them. At least the balls anyway. I don't think she's still a big fan of the carpets. :lol: Especially after gettin tagged a couple time.


Got over that when our reptile vet was looking over one of our bitey babies and said 'come on let it bite ya...it doesn't hurt' then called all his assistants to stand in line while the baby nipped them.

Oh man, we enable each other. It's not good for our bank accounts, but it's a lot of fun. I'm glad that I can share my insanity with someone who understands! :lmao:

My second half approves of everything and suggest on new additions. Heres my better half helping out. Life is great!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/crisstyle21/Snakies014.jpg

Mine has no choice...:yessir:

That was my mentality when I started , but she jumped on board to my suprise.

Just thinkin if she leaves me I'd be single for the rest of my life! :lol:

what girl wants to come over and see my 60+ snakes , 1000+ rodents , 4 dogs , 1 lizard and 1 fish. :lol:

My second half approves of everything and suggest on new additions. Heres my better half helping out. Life is great!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/crisstyle21/Snakies014.jpg


That's awesome bro. If I can only convince my girl to do all the cleaning!:wamma:

That was my mentality when I started , but she jumped on board to my suprise.

Just thinkin if she leaves me I'd be single for the rest of my life! :lol:

what girl wants to come over and see my 60+ snakes , 1000+ rodents , 4 dogs , 1 lizard and 1 fish. :lol:

Hhahaha. 1 Fish. That spices it up a little.

Trevor you just have to follow Jeff's lead, he makes the mess switching out containers and I clean them.

Hhahaha. 1 Fish. That spices it up a little.

Yeah that Betta usually scares them off!

I could not do it if not for the help of my wife.. She has a saying. (I'll take care of the babies) The thing that really works for me is, It doesnt matter how big they get. She still thinks of them as her little babies.

Trevor you just have to follow Jeff's lead, he makes the mess switching out containers and I clean them.


Well if I knew it was that easy. I'll try that on Sunday ( cleaning day ). I'm not liking my odds though. lol

I could not do it if not for the help of my wife.. She has a saying. (I'll take care of the babies) The thing that really works for me is, It doesnt matter how big they get. She still thinks of them as her little babies.

This could come in handy this year by the looks of things. Thanks for the input Jas.

Well if I knew it was that easy. I'll try that on Sunday ( cleaning day ). I'm not liking my odds though. lol

Leave them long enough and she'll do them. LOL

Beautiful theory Jas.

Tama/Jeff, you guys crack me up!!! You posted just about the same thing!!!!

My fiancee tolerates it, mainly because she knows how much I love them. I've owned at least 2-3 snakes since we started dating 6 yrs ago and recently when I got sucked into the ball pythons and now have 14 snakes she does get a little nervous that I'll get out of hand like I usually do. Basically she "gave" me my own room and as long as I don't expand from there she's fine.

Leave them long enough and she'll do them. LOL

Haha! I tried that and I've got extra bins sitting in my dining room for over 2 weeks.

Tama/Jeff, you guys crack me up!!! You posted just about the same thing!!!!

Yeah I had to change it after I saw that she said the same thing...lol

My lady not only approves , she brought some damn nice critters with her. Now I work the snakes & feeders and she works the geckos.

My fiancee tolerates it, mainly because she knows how much I love them. I've owned at least 2-3 snakes since we started dating 6 yrs ago and recently when I got sucked into the ball pythons and now have 14 snakes she does get a little nervous that I'll get out of hand like I usually do. Basically she "gave" me my own room and as long as I don't expand from there she's fine.

Its the opposite with me. My girl wants every Bp morph there is and im the one that gets nervous on how much were keeping. I have to fight with her telling her to relax.

Oh and on top of that. She doesnt believe in selling any of the boys that breed for us. She wants to keep every reptile we feed and care for.:)

I'll have to get my lady to sign up too as we're full on bush league up here in Canada. Go easy on her boys.

My hubby supports me financially and emotionally with my hobby, but I do ALL the work! I do all the feeding, cleaning, and cuddling. He is my business guy, he handles the money side while I get to play :D Keeps me from getting in over my head, with the freedom to have fun and not worry because someone else is worring for me...if that makes sense. Heck, he got me this guy for my Birthday last year. I told him I found "the one", so he got it for me. He still won't touch the snakes though, just looks at them and talks to them :D

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/FloridaHogs/Ball%20Pythons/100_9285b.jpg

My hubby supports me financially and emotionally with my hobby, but I do ALL the work! I do all the feeding, cleaning, and cuddling. He is my business guy, he handles the money side while I get to play :D Keeps me from getting in over my head, with the freedom to have fun and not worry because someone else is worring for me...if that makes sense. Heck, he got me this guy for my Birthday last year. I told him I found "the one", so he got it for me. He still won't touch the snakes though, just looks at them and talks to them :D

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/FloridaHogs/Ball%20Pythons/100_9285b.jpg


Why can't I get B-Day presents like that. I think I need to have a chat with the girl.

Why can't I get B-Day presents like that. I think I need to have a chat with the girl.
Probably because you call her "the girl"! LOL!:)

That Spider is sweet! Look at that reduced look on the side. I need me one like that:)

That Spider is sweet! Look at that reduced look on the side. I need me one like that:)
Thankyou. Now you know why I said he was "the one"! I looked for a long time before I found one I wanted. Plus, he doesn't wobble! :D

Thankyou. Now you know why I said he was "the one"! I looked for a long time before I found one I wanted. Plus, he doesn't wobble! :D

Nice your Husband purchased you the Lexus of spiders. No wobbling:)

mine has supported me in everything I do......including reptiles. She has taken quite a liking to the rodent colony believe it or not. Couldn't ask for anything more.....

MY WIFE IS BEHIND me 100% as long as she dont have to clean cages and it dont get in the way of any thing she or the kids need so i dont have any problems getting and thing :wamma: :yessir:

Nice your Husband purchased you the Lexus of spiders. No wobbling:)
I thought so too, and tell him often! :)

Hubby tolerates the snakes -- occasionally if he happens to be in the snake room he'll pull out a snake or a lizard and hold it for a while -- he tries to be interested but it's just not really his thing -- for the most part he thinks we are all freakin crazy. I think he'd appreciate it more if I made some better money off the endeavor.

My wife understands and likes to watch my snake eat. Can't get her to touch it yet-even though our 2 yr old daughter loves him!-but I'm slowing getting her used to expanding...:cool:

My wife is ok with the snakes I guess.. LOL She doesn't look, touch, or help out with them. But she does let me do as I please and expand when I can.. I'm thinking of getting a building soon so she won't be able to say anything then.. I'll have them out of the house.. LOL Oh she hates the rodents though.. But again she putsup with it.. So I'm good I guess..

Alan

Mine wants NOTHING to do with reptiles of any kind. Sometimes I hide in my reptile/computer room LOL.

My wife is into it almost as bad as me. Matter of fact the last four snakes have been for her. She has her hands full with two of them, Vietnamese Blue Beauties. Those things are all about the biting right now. She has been wanting a RTB so I picked one up for her from a friend of mine the other night on the way home. That's her newest buddy. Ok I like him too and he is Het for Albino. We are already looking for a girl friend for him. We work pretty good together, she cleans all the dragon and gecko cages and takes care of the rodents. I clean all the snakes and build all the racks and cages. I think I have the best part of that one. NIce to share this obsession with someone else for sure.

Mine wants NOTHING to do with reptiles of any kind. Sometimes I hide in my reptile/computer room LOL.

My reptile room is my computer room as well and I'm always getting accused of hiding in there. It's kinda my own little piece of heaven for me!!!

Well I'm single so I am my better half... and I approve! ;)

Yes, she is another herper... so it's not that difficult to get funding approved for the next animal.... :cheers:
YES I AM and we have expanded our collection together over the years

She has her hands full with two of them, Vietnamese Blue Beauties. Those things are all about the biting right now.
Think those guys are bad, try working with cave dwellers! I had pair that I finally gave up on!!!!

My girlfriend is very supportive of anything I do. She is not a reptile person by any means. And she is afraid of snakes thus I dont have any snakes. Working on that.

In all honesty she would prefer the reptiles not be here. I mean if I were to say Im getting rid of all of them tomorrow it wouldnt break her heart. They occupy two rooms on the second floor of my house, their gear takes up most of a third, I have an extra freezer which holds rodents, etc. She would much rather have that space back to utilize for human things. Like a den or TV room. Or a guest room perhaps decorated nicely. She likes things pretty, neat and clean. I have monitors which involves lugging around bags of dirt. She no likie dirt on the floor. Uh uh.

She kinda likes the leopard geckos and she helped me pick out a pair. That helps when you get your significant other involved in the madness. She does not hold them and I do all the work. But she will assist me to some degree. She will fill my water bottle or sweep up after Im done. She'll get extra veggies or whatever I may need when she goes food shopping.

She DETESTS the insects especially the roaches. Hates them with a passion. And she abhors the croc monitor cuz he once looked at her two year old son like he was lunch. She would REALLY like to see the croc go above all else. If I get rid of the croc it would be much easier to convince her we should have snakes.

Despite that, she is still supportive. She doesnt argue with me about money. She gives me the time I need to take care of them without complaining. She even knows who Frank Retes is. Shes a great girl doing her very, very best but this just isnt her thing. It would be the same for me if she was really into say the ballet. Id go to support her and show Im a part of her life but Id be counting the seconds until it was over .

I may get her to sign up at the BLBC though. And I need to take her to a show. Even a non reptile person is usually blown away the first time they attend a decent reptile show. Its better than a zoo.

I may get her to sign up at the BLBC though. And I need to take her to a show. Even a non reptile person is usually blown away the first time they attend a decent reptile show. Its better than a zoo.

This is VERY true. I took my wife and kids to the Tinley show last year and they all had a blast! :rockon:

This is VERY true. I took my wife and kids to the Tinley show last year and they all had a blast! :rockon:

Yeah its just a good time. Even if you're not hardcore reptile. Just seeing the thousands of different snakes, frogs, lizards, all the cool stuff that goes with them. And the attendees are usually pretty interesting to see, too!!

Its different. Its a nice change of pace from the unusual dinner/movie or whatever.

My girlfriend is very supportive of anything I do. She is not a reptile person by any means. And she is afraid of snakes thus I dont have any snakes. Working on that.

In all honesty she would prefer the reptiles not be here. I mean if I were to say Im getting rid of all of them tomorrow it wouldnt break her heart. They occupy two rooms on the second floor of my house, their gear takes up most of a third, I have an extra freezer which holds rodents, etc. She would much rather have that space back to utilize for human things. Like a den or TV room. Or a guest room perhaps decorated nicely. She likes things pretty, neat and clean. I have monitors which involves lugging around bags of dirt. She no likie dirt on the floor. Uh uh.

She kinda likes the leopard geckos and she helped me pick out a pair. That helps when you get your significant other involved in the madness. She does not hold them and I do all the work. But she will assist me to some degree. She will fill my water bottle or sweep up after Im done. She'll get extra veggies or whatever I may need when she goes food shopping.

She DETESTS the insects especially the roaches. Hates them with a passion. And she abhors the croc monitor cuz he once looked at her two year old son like he was lunch. She would REALLY like to see the croc go above all else. If I get rid of the croc it would be much easier to convince her we should have snakes.

Despite that, she is still supportive. She doesnt argue with me about money. She gives me the time I need to take care of them without complaining. She even knows who Frank Retes is. Shes a great girl doing her very, very best but this just isnt her thing. It would be the same for me if she was really into say the ballet. Id go to support her and show Im a part of her life but Id be counting the seconds until it was over .

I may get her to sign up at the BLBC though. And I need to take her to a show. Even a non reptile person is usually blown away the first time they attend a decent reptile show. Its better than a zoo.

Hhahaha Just like mines. Shes loves the reptiles but screams and cries when shes see a small roach or beetle.

mine was a nother no snakes then my 3 year old daughter saw a pic of me holding a suriname i had years a go and started begging mom so we got a creamsicle corn and it was all over then now we have 4 corns 7 balls a pair of nics and she is looking for a pair of hypo surinames for her self she saw them at a show and fell in love the only thing she hates is my tokay gecko she has gottten taged once and i thought that would be it all over but she has been a trooper she just wont feed that one ball anymore

Oh man, we enable each other. It's not good for our bank accounts, but it's a lot of fun. I'm glad that I can share my insanity with someone who understands! :lmao:
Yeah... If not for bp.net we wouldn't have met. I think that just about says it all... :D

My wife is ok with the snakes I guess.. LOL She doesn't look, touch, or help out with them. But she does let me do as I please and expand when I can.. I'm thinking of getting a building soon so she won't be able to say anything then.. I'll have them out of the house.. LOL Oh she hates the rodents though.. But again she putsup with it.. So I'm good I guess..

Alan

dude... if they ain't livin' under your roof with you, you'd better put a cot out there for those times when you just can't leave !
good luck, wish i had room for a building (with a cot ! )
ck

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"If I get rid of the croc it would be much easier to convince her we should have snakes."

bro, that's your in right there...just as long as you never indicate how many snakes, you're golden.
i hope you guys make the next whiteplains show, bring the boy too, onion has a good way with younger kids, i'm sure seeing him livin' the vita loca but still being the all american clean-cut kid will help her soften up on the snake thing. some people are so against letting their kid have that first snake 'cause they fear they'll end up like us !
he's a great role model, and proof that not all kids with herps are freakos !
here to help,
ck

I had a couple boas when we met (17 yrs old) and when we got married the next year she said "no snakes"! I was cool for three years and then told her I was getting "one" well that turned to two then to the few hundred we have now! She use to count boxes to make sure I did not get anything new but then she figured out that the racks I built had boxes behind them. :) She has gotten better with them and she loves going to all the shows and now she tells me which ones she wants! Next on the list is Clowns! She is into the lizards and seems like severy show we come home with something new! The real beauty of the snakes were her mom was TERIFIED of them and would not come to the house! Ahhhhh the peace and quiet.........

The real beauty of the snakes were her mom was TERIFIED of them and would not come to the house! Ahhhhh the peace and quiet.........

I got the same thing going for me... :rockon:

Its different. Its a nice change of pace from the unusual dinner/movie or whatever.

I tried that line when I talked to my other half about setting up Midget Ostrich racing but naturally she shot it down. Guess I'm stuck with the reptiles only.

I tried that line when I talked to my other half about setting up Midget Ostrich racing but naturally she shot it down. Guess I'm stuck with the reptiles only.
Dang!!! Lolo went and ruined a new past time I was thinking of getting into.....

:lmao:

Well I'm single so I am my better half... and I approve! ;)

Now THAT'S the way to be :lmao:

Midget Ostrich Racing?? Is that midget ostriches racing or midget's on ostriches racing? :lol:

Midgets on ostriches racing. I wanted to set up a National racing league and everything. The little folks need jobs and recognition too.

Midgets on ostriches racing. I wanted to set up a National racing league and everything. The little folks need jobs and recognition too.

Yeah I've heard they arent renewing the contract for the people on that show Little People, Big World....:cheers:

I tried that line when I talked to my other half about setting up Midget Ostrich racing but naturally she shot it down. Guess I'm stuck with the reptiles only.

Its a shame. Id sooooo pay to see that.

"Gimme $50 on the little guy! No, the other little guy! The one in green ok??? C'mon RUN you oversized chicken!! RUN! Hang on little buddy..dont get DQed!!"

Epic.

Im actually on the short side myself. What is the cut-off for Ostrich jockeys? Maybe could make a little summin' summin' on the side ya feel me?

I hae to say yep my wife is supportive.She loves reptiles and is just as addicted. She love having a zoo at home. she Hates roaches i mean hates them but still kep them in the house when it meant lots fo good food for the reptiles.

She helps clean, feed, the works...heck she is good and getting the some of them to switch to frozen thawed. she is good at the rat puppet dance.

Between the hair, the music, the fish, and the snakes, I may never have a better half. Anybody got a sister?

Between the hair, the music, the fish, and the snakes, I may never have a better half. Anybody got a sister?

yes and she needs to get the hell out of my mothers house

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yes and she needs to get the hell out of my mothers house

:lol: Dang Bro, pimping your sister out on the BLBC!!!!! You are hardcore my man! :devil:

:lol: Dang Bro, pimping your sister out on the BLBC!!!!! You are hardcore my man! :devil:

yes i need to suport my reptile addiction some how :yessir:

I am married, mom of three, and hubby lets me indulge whatever makes me happy as long as the bills are paid first and he gets his play money as well. He tolerates the snakes, but I do all the purchasing, cleaning, feeding, etc. He, however, does not want a rodont colony in the house.... well this house for now. We eventually plan on moving and I will have a dedicated snake room where I can than have a small rodont colony. Works for me. I went from one corn snake, which I had for 7 years to obtaining 1 more corn snake and 9 bp's in one years time span. :D

:lol: Dang Bro, pimping your sister out on the BLBC!!!!! You are hardcore my man! :devil:

My thoughts exactly.

Do we have a medal for that?

:)

My thoughts exactly.

Do we have a medal for that?

:)

you guys are so funny :lol::lol:

My girlfriend goes through her phases with the snakes. She doesn't like that I spend so much money on them but she really enjoys the different morphs and she loves the ball pythons :D. I got her a ghost corn at the last show because she's been beggin for one for a while but she won't really hold it because it's still small and in that super psycho squirmy phase they all go through lol.

It's funny sometimes because I keep trying to get her to learn their names and the names of their morphs so I'll pull out one of the BPs and go "ok, now who's this and what type are they????" She hardly ever gets it but she's learning lol. She likes playing with the rats a lot too and I have to stop her from naming all the babies that are going to be fed.

While I had always been interested in snakes and wanted one through most of highschool, my girlfriend is actually the one that convinced me to buy our first snake. A few years, lots of reading, and a large chunk of money later, we're both addicted and have a decent collection going.