Q. and A.

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Q. and A.

I figured this would be something fun to do.
Below are some questions about your past with reptiles,
future plans, and outside hobbies to name just a few.
A good way to answer is number your answers with the question number.
*01. 20 years*
Enjoy

01. How long have you had reptiles?
02. What was the first reptile you had as a pet?
03. Was there a time in your life that you ever feared a reptile species? (if yes, what was it?)
04. If you breed reptiles, what did you start breeding and what gave you the idea to breed in the first place?
05. What is the typical amount of time you spend with your reptiles each day?.
06. How many reptiles do you have and what species? (if over 100 just state the species)
07. Did any of your reptiles change the mind of some one who hated the scaly kind?
08. What are your hobbies outside of the reptile world?
09. Do you have future plans with reptiles? (working at a zoo, pet store, breeding, ect...)
10. Out of all your reptiles, do you have a favorite?
11. Is there any critter out there that just gives you the creeps?
12. For breeders: What is the most satisfying aspect of breeding reptiles?
13. Do you have any other pets that are not of the reptilian nature?
14. Do you have any reptiles or other pets that are set up in a realistic environment?
(any thing that is as close to there natural habitat in the wild)

Moved to general herp. ;)

01. well.. uh.. not sure really. I caught (and kept) my first toad (not a reptile, but still a herp) when I was a little girl.. not sure how little though.. lol 6 maybe? Then when I was 7 my dad brought home a snapping turtle that he found trying to cross the road. We kept him for a long time (we let him go again, but we didn't know that may not have been the best idea) I got my first snake when I was 8.

2. already answered that.

3. nope. When I was about 3 (yes I do remember this - clearly.) I was walking around the backyard with my dog, and we found a big garter snake. Now, I ran away to mom because that's what she told me to do when I saw a snake, but she knew it was a garter, and she let me go back out and see him. He was all coiled up, then he slithered off to the woods behind our house. I didn't stop thinking about it all day. lol

4. not yet.. but giving it a shot this year. The excitement of seeing all those baby snakes is why I want to do it.. and hopefully starting a small business around it too.

5. Well, I'm in the room with them for hours each day (they're in the computer room) but actually doing stuff with them? Some days not at all.. but several hours each week cleaning cages and feeding.

6. 36 snakes (4 of which are still residing at NERD)
1.0 normal ball
1.1 Pastel Balls (male at NERD)
0.1 Spider Ball
0.1 Cinnamon Pastel
1.1 Het Pied BPs (at NERD)
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
1.2 Blood Pythons (female at NERD)
1.0 Granite Burmese Python
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa
1.0 Anery Kenyan Sand Boa
0.1 Roughscale Sand Boa
1.1 Hog Island Boas
1.2 Surinam Redtail Boas
0.1 Yellow Anaconda
2.0 Granite Yellow Anacondas
1.0 Green Anaconda
1.0 Dumerils Boa
1.0 Greyband King
0.1 Speckled King
2.1 California Kings (albino, albino stripe, and normal)
0.1 Mexican Black King
0.1 Het Hypo Honduran Milk
1.0 Hypo Tangerine Honduran Milk
1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milk
1.0 Albino Nelson's Milk

7. yes. My first snake (corn snake) helped get my mom over her fear of snakes.

8. By profession (but I enjoy it so I'll include it) I am a dog groomer. I'm also an artist/photographer, I ride horses, I love keeping plants, I love sports cars, (buying a corvette soon yay) I keep birds.. inverts.. fish.. lol. I play guitar and piano, and I like video games.

9. Other than expanding my collection (when I move out) it's my dream to start my own zoo.. featuring many reptiles of course. lol

10. yeah, but it changes every day. Today? My female blood python, Habanera.

11. wasps.. I'm allergic to the stings.

12 ...

13. 2 dogs, 2 cats, tiger salamander, american singer canary, pair of ringneck doves, thoroughbred horse, 2 emperor scorpions, 2 greenbottle blue tarantulas, costa rican zebra T, mexican flameknee T, brazilian red and white T, chilean rosehair T, trinidad chevron T, aphonopelma 'redbud' T... rats and mice for the scale kids.. and I think that's it. lol oh wait my wonderful brown bullhead catfish 'Mr Whiskers'.. I've had him forever.

14. nope.

01. 11 Years

02. BP of course!
03. I am always hesitant of large constrictors i don't personally know yet. But none that i am scared of.
04. This is my second clutch (first went bad 2 years ago), i got the idea when i got a female :D
05. about 1 hour
06. 2.1 Bps, 1.0.2 RES, and 1.0 Leopard gecko
07. My dad doesn't cut them up anymore in the yard, so i guess yea.
08. I love hiking in the woods, i also make and play the didgeridoo, carpentry and Habitat for Humanity.
09. I have an interview with the Houston Zoo on Wed of next week, but i would love to do research on invasive and endangered species of herps.
10. My original male BP, he is pushin 4.5 feet and just the best personality.
11. BIG SPIDERS, i don't mind being close to them, but when they move towards me AHHHHHH!!
12. not a question for me i yet
13. I have a house spider i feed crickets every once in a while, and a Shi-tzu named Brutus and may be the most layed back dog EVERY!!!
14. My leo has a naturalish set up, and my turtles have rocks and such, but every summer i take in an american toad and put him in a very natural enclosure with a small waterfall plants etc etc.

~mike

01. My sister has had hers since September, but I've only had mine since 3-14-07 :D
02. Nag
03. I don't think I've ever feared nonvenomous reptiles.
04. N/A
05. I stare at him a lot, and when I can I like to get him out for 20-30 minutes in the evenings, but not if he's about to shed or has just eaten or something.
06. I just have Nag, a royal python... and I care for sisters Amel Corn, Nugget.
07. Not anyone who hated, but some that were uncomfortable at first... my freind's 12 year old was really hesitant at first, but once I reminded her that snakes don't just go around biting the ground they walk on she chilled out... she fell in love when he became one of her 100 bracelets :D
08. I'm a huge animal lover, so I do some dog training and cat rescue... I also like to smoke,,, a lot.
09. I don't know about professionally, but I wouldn't mind fostering reptiles that need better homes!
10. Nag, of course :P
11. Big bugs in my house make me go all girly... I also found out recently that I don't like pest rodents under my desk, that scared the crap outta me too!
12. n/a
13. 4 dogs, 2 pits, 2 pit Xs (one pit is my sister's but I'm raising her) 3 cats (one is sisters) plus 2 foster cats in the master bedroom...
14. I like to hope that my tank is close to natural, but so far it's only close on temps and humidity... some day I'll have a more natural home for him...

Q. and A.

I figured this would be something fun to do.
Below are some questions about your past with reptiles,
future plans, and outside hobbies to name just a few.
A good way to answer is number your answers with the question number.
*01. 20 years*
Enjoy

01. How long have you had reptiles? 5 years
02. What was the first reptile you had as a pet? Leopard Gecko
03. Was there a time in your life that you ever feared a reptile species? (if yes, what was it?) nope
04. If you breed reptiles, what did you start breeding and what gave you the idea to breed in the first place? ball pythons, I want all the morphs.
05. What is the typical amount of time you spend with your reptiles each day?. 10-30 minutes
06. How many reptiles do you have and what species? (if over 100 just state the species) 1 gecko, 15 ball pythons
07. Did any of your reptiles change the mind of some one who hated the scaly kind? my mom and dad mom likes the gecko dad kinda likes the snakes
08. What are your hobbies outside of the reptile world? flyfishing
09. Do you have future plans with reptiles? (working at a zoo, pet store, breeding, ect...) Breeding
10. Out of all your reptiles, do you have a favorite? My Leo.
11. Is there any critter out there that just gives you the creeps? Leaches
12. For breeders: What is the most satisfying aspect of breeding reptiles? See the faces of people when they see their first morph in person
13. Do you have any other pets that are not of the reptilian nature? dog, cat, hampster
14. Do you have any reptiles or other pets that are set up in a realistic environment? yea my Leo

01. 15 years, and 4 years with snakes (total over all 15 years)
02. A western Fience lizard named Loo
03. Crocs and Alligaters, but once I rescued a Spectacled Caiman, the fear went away.
04. N/A
05. between cleaning, handeling about 2 hours a day.
06. 8, 5 Ball Pythons, 2 Green Anoles, and one Musk Turtle.
07. 4 out of 5 of my snakes have changed the mind of alot of people. One woman who was so scared of snakes that it would make her pass out, ended up buying her first BP last month. She spent so much time with Angel that she got over her fear.
08. Art, reading, fishing, music, and learning a new word every day.
09. I wanted to open up my own Reptile store but now I have my heard set on breeding.
10. Shhhh.. don't tell my other snakes... it's Angel...Shhhhh.
11. little spiders, AMERICAN COCKROACHS!!!, Tapeworms, magots.
12. N/A
13. 1 cat, 4 fish, 1 rat
14. The musk turtle is in a 45 gal tank that is set up like a pond. The green Anoles are set up in a 20 gal tank that mimics the spot I found them outside this past winter.

01. about eight years
02. some anoles
03. nope
04. I'm not breeding....... yet ;)
05. an hour or two
06. 1 ball python
2 crested geckos
07. yep, Al the BP has helped a lot of friends and family get over their fears
08. playing guitar, lacrosse, and hockey, listening to music, drawing
09. I'd like to breed eventually
10. nah
11. centipedes
12. n/a
13. 2 dogs
14. my cresties have a somewhat realistic environment

01. I've had reptiles as a child, and just recently gotten back into them.

02. My first reptile was a iguana named Taz.

03. Was there a time in your life that you ever feared a reptile species? I've never feared any type of reptile. I respect that some can injure me and know that most of the time, THEY are the ones who are scared.

04. I don't breed reptiles, but I plan to in the future, starting with leos.

05. I normally spend about an hour a day, more if its cleaning day.

06. I have two reptiles. One snow corn and one hypo tangerine leo.

07. I wouldn't say they have changed anyone's mind. My mom is less afraid of snakes now and actually asks me to take Zim out to show her. She still refuses to hold a snake.

08. I like to read and do sudoku. I used to do color guard and winter guard (not the military kind) but now I'm out of highschool and can't do it anymore.

09. I want to breed reptiles and hopefully work with animals in some way. I want to become a veterinarian and specialize in reptiles, birds, and smalll mammals.

10. No, I love them both the same.

11. I don't really care for any kind of spider. They don't really give me the creeps, but I don't plan on keeping one any time soon.

12. Can't answer cause I don't breed reptiles.

13. I have two cats (Tortoiseshell and Marbled Tabby). They are both nuts. I also have fish and several dogs.

14. No.