got a support group?

Why is the keeping of snakes, and the buying of new ones, so addictive?? Am I the only one who secretly wants to sell all of their non-snake-related posessions and buy new snakes with the money?
It isn't a bad addiction, though; I do not ignore my old snakes when I get a new one. But can anyone else feel where I am coming from? And how do you deal with a slightly-less-eager-to-spend-whole-paychecks-on-snakes significant other?!

Nope, I've just learned how to control it :)

You need to realize how much it costs, how much more of your time it'll take, ect. It all adds up, so it kinda shys me away from new additions. I only get one if I'm serious about it.

Right now I want a bci, macklott's, and a couple lizards :)

If I didn't love my wife so much, I'd add at least a BCI and a Blood, probably a JCP too. and a bunch of BP's and Corns.

I'm sure I'd be in divorce court if I tried it. She might let me add one more some day.

I know what you mean. But like Godfather said, I have learned to control it. I want to keep a few healty herps for a long long time. I want to look after them like I would a child. However I cannot to look after too many of them :roll:

Oh yes I know what you mean about that. I would spend all my money on my snakes if it could be that way. But as it turns out I only have enough to support what I have going for me now. maybe in the future I will get a few more but who knows.

I definitely know the feeling. That's a good part of the reason I intend to breed: it will help support my habit and give me free additions to my collection to boot. :D

hehe, I wasnt gonna say anything yet ,but Ive only had my BP for 2 months and Im getting a 5 month old Sumatran Black Blood from NERD in bout 11 days (yes I begged like a baby).Obviously I cant have a collection like say someone like Kara so to keep myself in check
Im taking a slightly different aproach.By asking a million questions (sorry MARLA ,DAVID, JENNIFER,KARA etc etc.) and by looking at every photo , article and caresheet I can find, Im gonna keep about 4 species that I know I cant live without, and than after keeping them for a sufficient amount of time (longer than 2 months :wink: )I plan on picking one of the four and breeding that species.

Somehow I think its gonna be one of the short tails.

I won't accuse you of being indecisive when it comes to buying herps, Paul. :)

i have everything i can handle... but the wish list is still a mile long, always will be.

Yeah, you might as well embrace the addiction.....it'll never go away and the only way to get a fix is to get more snakes, LOL! :D