Acquired Over Your 1st Year?

[NH93]

Hey everyone,

After seeing a few posts recently about the incredible number of snakes (and other herps) people acquire when they just get into "the addiction", I am really curious as to how many YOU got within your very first year of owning snakes!

1? 5?? 50!??



Feel free to share some stories, too.
Thanks for reading and voting!

[Eric Alan]

"Just" four in the first year here. All of the girls that are in my signature below. I am adding two males in the next couple of months as well, bringing the total up to six overall. Once that happens, you know what's in the works for me down the road!

[jclaiborne]

For me when I got my first snake when I was a kid so it was just 1, when I got out of the Marines and back into the hobby in the first year I kept to just 1 snake, its when I started getting lizards that the numbers grew rapidly. First was the beardie, made it 9 months then added 2 Blueys, a Tegu, and rescued a Chameleon.

[NH93]

My partner is kind of worried that I'm getting crazy, because I got 2 snakes over the past year (my firsts) and now I am getting a BTS also, about a year after my first snake. Then I tell him about some people who get many, MANY more within a span of a couple months, and he relaxes and says "Well, I guess I shouldn't complain then!"

[Eric Alan]

Then I tell him about some people who get many, MANY more within a span of a couple months, and he relaxes and says "Well, I guess I shouldn't complain then!"

You're lucky to get that response. All I got in the beginning was - "You're not them. " She's much more enabling now.

[ElliotNess]

I bought 2 redtails first of last month. I have a pastel, spider and het axanthic pending. I also have another morph boa possible soon and a dumerils I pick up probably tomorrow. Did I mention I started last month. Oh and my friend has a coral rtb for me soon as well as my friend who has 3 pending clutches. ... ok 10+soon for me

[Eramyl]

I got my first snake while living with my now wife and her room mate. It was the room mates house, and she didn't like snakes but was cool enough to let me have one. Six months later we got our own house and picked up one and was given another. That was in 2011. 2012 saw about 4 more, 2013 was about 6 more and 2014 was the mother load, I'm at 17 and counting so far.

[Ransack]

I think it had to be around 11-20. Back in 98'-99' over my first year of two of actually getting a collection going. I had such an awesome collection for the time.

I had a pair of Pete Kuhn (Python Pete) 75% Diamond Jungles that were his hold backs. A female Diamond/Jungle cross from Brad Lichtenhan. A pair of Irian Jayas. A nice pair of Jungles from Python Pete and Barker lines. 1.2 White Lips. A pair of Olive Pythons from the Barkers. A 1.2 trio of Brazilian Rainbows from excellent lines. A pair of Colombian Rainbows and pair of Yellow Anacondas.

Man do I miss some of those animals

[BumbleB]

I wont answer the poll because I haven't hit a year yet since my first ball. Currently im up to 4 so far and I might hit 5 before september which is my full year. Before this I only had an iguana about 10 years ago that my mom ended up giving away so I don't count that

[BumbleB]

Almost forgot that I had a male jigsaw but decided to sell him to invest in only females for now. I guess you can count that as 5 so far possible 6 within the first year