Supportive better half? Who has it and who doesn't?

Girlfriend is deathly afraid of snakes... I have always wanted a BP since I was a kid and considering we just bought a house it looks like it will be a lot longer till I get one!!! :(

My boyfriend is very supportive and takes interest in my snakes. He helps me take care of them all of the time. I also try to take an interest in his hobbies which would be mountain biking, boating, and making home brewed hard apple cider. We both take a genuine interest in eachother's hobbies. My boyfriend would not even look at a snake before he met me, lol.

My wife's father had a boa and burm when she was little. She actually sparked my interest and we purchased a normal bp from PetSmart. Well, just like many other stories, I got bit by the bug. I then proceeded to build a rack and start filling it, lol. My wife is very supportive, I do all the cleaning, she likes to help with feedings and she helps with the rats.
I am definitely one of the lucky ones.:gj:

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Originally Posted by gopherhockey03

Girlfriend is deathly afraid of snakes... I have always wanted a BP since I was a kid and considering we just bought a house it looks like it will be a lot longer till I get one!!! :(

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I'm really sorry to hear that. Hope you can continue to educate her and maybe make a breakthrough. It has happened before :)

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Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr

My boyfriend is very supportive and takes interest in my snakes. He helps me take care of them all of the time. I also try to take an interest in his hobbies which would be mountain biking, boating, and making home brewed hard apple cider. We both take a genuine interest in eachother's hobbies. My boyfriend would not even look at a snake before he met me, lol.

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That's pretty important. Giving and receiving the support. Sounds like a receipe for success :)

Regards,

B

I dont have better half.. and sometimes (ok most of the time) i think my passion make find one more difficult :(:(:(...

Just in case Ladies I'll be on White plains Show April 22 ;)

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I am/was the supportive better half. My husband and I agreed on the snake (I'd never held a snake before in my life) with the agreement that he'd do all the work.

Well...25+ snakes later I'm the one doing 99% of the feeding, cleaning, etc. The collection is "ours" but we do have "his" snakes and "mine." The boas are his, the blood is his, the Hondurans are his and the brooks kingsnake is his. The rest are my babies. :D

We discuss and plan breeding projects together, but its me who does the tub-hopping and keeping track of stuff. We attend shows together, but its me fawning over the balls and trying to justify a purchase by fitting it into an already-existing breeding project. (Ok Ok...starting a whole new breeding project as justification of the purchase...:D )

I'm by no part demeaning his participation...its really developed into a hobby for both of us rather than just "his" snake.

If it weren't for my wife, I would never have gotten my first snake. So mine is very supportive. They are "her babies" as much as they are mine.

I definitely have this :P

My other half, when I met him, was only supportive. He was scared of snakes but he didn't mind Pretzel behind her glass...
Then he started watching her, and asking questions. Then one day he stroked her, and then held her. Then let her inside his hoody...
THEN we went to our friends house... He dumped a fully grown male BP on Grant and he was like :O
Then our friend said "Give Ducky to Aimee..." so he did, turned round and then got landed with a near enough 10ft Carpet Python....Cupcake.

Now he has our male living in his bedroom, feeds him, handles him, loves him....and is currently on about getting a boa of some sort and plenty more BPs :yes:

:wuv:

At first my Girlfriend wasnt to into it and was kind of hesitant to even hold a snake. She eventually got to a point where she was fine then I bought her one and she fell in love. Now she is very supportive of it and even comes up with new ideas and helps clean cages and what not.

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Originally Posted by CCfive

My wife's father had a boa and burm when she was little. She actually sparked my interest and we purchased a normal bp from PetSmart. Well, just like many other stories, I got bit by the bug. I then proceeded to build a rack and start filling it, lol. My wife is very supportive, I do all the cleaning, she likes to help with feedings and she helps with the rats.
I am definitely one of the lucky ones.:gj:

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That's awesome Cory. My girlfriend wants nothing to do with the feedings but I'll take it :)

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Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe

I dont have better half.. and sometimes (ok most of the time) i think my passion make find one more difficult :(:(:(...

Just in case Ladies I'll be on White plains Show April 22 ;)

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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You're funny Rafel. It can be an obstacle but a better half worth finding won't see it that way.

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Originally Posted by KatStoverReptiles

I am/was the supportive better half. My husband and I agreed on the snake (I'd never held a snake before in my life) with the agreement that he'd do all the work.

Well...25+ snakes later I'm the one doing 99% of the feeding, cleaning, etc. The collection is "ours" but we do have "his" snakes and "mine." The boas are his, the blood is his, the Hondurans are his and the brooks kingsnake is his. The rest are my babies. :D

We discuss and plan breeding projects together, but its me who does the tub-hopping and keeping track of stuff. We attend shows together, but its me fawning over the balls and trying to justify a purchase by fitting it into an already-existing breeding project. (Ok Ok...starting a whole new breeding project as justification of the purchase...:D )

I'm by no part demeaning his participation...its really developed into a hobby for both of us rather than just "his" snake.

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That's really neat. My girlfriend is not on that level yet but who knows, if she keeps up like this she might find her way there :) You got a good thing going.

Regards,

B