Hoarders (are you one?)

I was watching that show Hoarders the other day and WOW. The condition of those people homes where disgusting. I could not take it.

It got me thinking of a blog I posted on my website titled “Obsessed, Passionate or Addicted???” . Did I leave one out are we Hoarders? Not in the same sense as theses people who hold on to every little piece of whatever or just throw garbage anywhere.

Hoarder: a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use. This definition as a noun I feel does not pertain to what we do. But as a verb I feel it does pertain to us Hoard•ed, Hoard•ing: To gather or accumulate a hoard.
1. To accumulate a hoard of.
2. To keep hidden or private.

We as reptile collectors do accumulate a hoard of many animals. Some people collect one species while others have a wide variety.

This was just something I was thinking about and decided to share it. So the question is, Do you consider yourself a Hoarder?

no way in hell.

If anything trips me in the morning it will either be A) broken or B) Thrown away. My place does get messy, but there is a difference between having some clothes on the floor and a pile in your living room for jars.

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Originally Posted by Samuel

no way in hell.

If anything trips me in the morning it will either be A) broken or B) Thrown away. My place does get messy, but there is a difference between having some clothes on the floor and a pile in your living room for jars.

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What I meant was do you consider your self a Hoarder when it come to your collection of Reptiles? Not are you one of those people that leaves all kinds of crap laying around your house with a tiny path to walk around.

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Originally Posted by Repsrul

What I meant was do you consider your self a Hoarder when it come to your collection of Reptiles? Not are you one of those people that leaves all kinds of crap laying around your house with a tiny path to walk around.

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No, I do not consider myself a snake hoarder. I don't buy without reason or intent. I guess it depends, does having 10 snakes make me a hoarder of snakes, or a hobbyist?

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Originally Posted by Samuel

No, I do not consider myself a snake hoarder. I don't buy without reason or intent. I guess it depends, does having 10 snakes make me a hoarder of snakes, or a hobbyist?

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That is the question...:D

I have over 40 myself and believe me I see no end.

lol this thread is cool!! A little over a month ago i had a small collection. now i have 12 animals!! Hoarder??? i dont know but an active collector, yes

Nope, I am a business. No way would I have 40 snakes if I weren't. That's simply too much to care for, for a hobby.

I'm up to 8 snakes, but I don't consider myself a snake hoarder. I plan to get many more snakes as time goes on and I get the money. Being a college student doesn't leave much room for buying snakes. Plus I had a bunch of money saved up but that all went to my car on Monday :rolleyes: Bye bye $500 :tears:

Anyway, I'm quite sure people call me an animal hoarder in general. Our house isn't pristine and unlived in, that's for sure! All of our animals are well cared for and fed. Sometimes I think, man that's a lot of cats, but I love them dearly and couldn't get rid of one of them. The only time it gets crowed is pretty much all the time! :rofl: Our cats and dogs think they need attention and love at all times, so most or our time is spent with 4 cats and 2 dogs in the same room as us :rolleye2:

One of my aunts likes to live in a "show house" and she invited herself to sleep at our apartment before we bought our house and she told us to lock up our cats (2 at that time) because they were bothering her. :taz: Now I tell people if they don't like animals, don't come over.

Keep in mind most hoarders dont admit they have a problem, they have, in their mind, a valid excuse for keeping all that they keep. Animal hoarders feel they are helping their animal and whatnot.
I think a guideline needs to be set up to define a hoarder in pet sense..
Such as

:can you properly care for ALL of your animals
: Do your animals take up an obscene amount of your living space
: Is your health or happiness affected adversely by the amount of animals you have?
: Are you creating a main source of income or side income with breeding those animals?<certainly not required, but if you have 40+ animals, that would certainly be a valid reason>

IMO, devils advocate could easily say an enthusiast/hobbyist is just another excuse.

For myself I only have four BPs, but I would say Im not done at all.
That said I can properly care for my animals and obviously they dont take up much room at all, infact few people would even know I own them walking into my apartment. I do plan on atleast covering the cost of owning them with planned breeding, I can afford the vet visits I may need, and the only happiness thats affected is the relaxation and joy I get from seeing them happy and healthy.

no way, hoarders are effin slobs imo