"Obsession" Is Addressed

lol I guess I have it easier than most lol. I am marrying a fellow reptile lover ( in Crystals( 4thesnakelady's) case most animals) . We are evening plaaning our oneymoom to be in he summer so can say been to the Daytona reptile show. the bad part of it all is our collection is limited to numbers(so most of mine are at my mother's place who startting to get into the obsession too)
But my magor luck has been they rescuing most the time of unwanted snakes, and finding them homes. sadly thought I not been able to get more morphs like others Idon't have he bank account to afford them but I the room and supplies lol to take care of almost 2-3 times what my collection needs now lol, I been freezing rats,asfs, and mice and using the oldest frozen to supply all our snakes almost and a couple other people when they are short for their collections needs lol.
Now if I only the odd gods arewith me this season my 11 eggs can produce me a 1.1 pieds and 0.2 female butters or pinstripes. all the extra morphs can go into the funding the next morph deal lol.

Here how obsessed I gotten at one time 40 + snakes between rescues, crystal's and my own snakes , ( this was as she was preparing to move, and i had receieved a couple nice groups to rehome all in a month peroid) how ungodly warm my poor sleeping room was as I had almost 10 snakes in QT.luckly it was winter and Crystal 's snake got out of QT right before hand lol or I had 20 snakes stacked in tub and heat tape on my desk lol

Check out a thread started by Rob, titled "You might be a (can't remember if is just said python, or ball python) keeper". To the theme of you might be a redneck. I haven't figured out how to link it here yet, or I would. Read that over, might tell ya how obsessed we all are,..... :D

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Check out a thread started by Rob, titled "You might be a (can't remember if is just said python, or ball python) keeper". To the theme of you might be a redneck. I haven't figured out how to link it here yet, or I would. Read that over, might tell ya how obsessed we all are,..... :D

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Haha I forgot all about that one, we gotta get it going again!

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Originally Posted by Rob

Haha I forgot all about that one, we gotta get it going again!

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How could you forget? It was great, I thought it should have gone sticky! Somebody help me and link it.....

I've been battling this obsession since I was 10 years old, when my mom bought me a boa and set off a spark regarding all things reptilian. I don't know if I just have an addictive personality or what (staying away from drugs just in case :cool:) but while I've gone through periods where I haven't kept reptiles, they've always been in the back of my mind, and whenever I get into a situation where it's possible for me to keep them, the obsession snaps right back and in full force where I'm constantly planning and contemplating building on my collection, researching, reading everything I can, posting on forums like these, browsing classifieds, saving money, daydreaming...

good luck.

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Haha. I think that was one of the first posts i read when i got on here. Forgot about that, it was pretty entertaining though, and so true.

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

How could you forget? It was great, I thought it should have gone sticky! Somebody help me and link it.....

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http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...eper..........

Hi everyone, my name is Mike and im addicted to ball pythons.
*Group Response*- "Hi Mike!"

i love this hobby..and like most of us it all started with a fascination about reptiles (always snakes in particular tho) that sparked in my mind as a youth. I think Steve Irwin "R.i.P:bow:) had alot to due with it as well. I used too love watching him growing up, the way he would just light up when he found a snake and went "Isnt she just a beauty!" hahahaha. But seriously keeping herps is like a silent release from the stresses of life. I scare my girlfriend whenever i come across "deal;)" for a nice snake haha. But i solved that issue fast buy surprising her with her very own little baby BP to care for. I think her motherly instincts took control, now she hooked as well! Reptile Shows here we come hahaa

I think I get what you mean, I love reptiles of all kinds and when I know I'm allowed to get another one, I can get frustrated saving up the money for everything. I'm only in high school and have to work with a chores allowance, and most of that is used on buying feeders and such, usually it ends up leaving me maybe 5 or 10 dollars a week to put back into saving :oops: I'm working on my next reptile right now, and it's been a pretty long road but now all I need is a Repti-sun tube, new calc and vitamin powders, and the little lizard himself!

I think part of my obsession is my OCD, it drives me crazy sometimes, but it sounds like you just have a healthy love for reptiles like a ton of herpers! I know I do some crazy things myself for my kids (reps :)), when my mother has to go to Wal-Mart I like to go and look for interesting things for hides or decorations... :D I hardly ever stray from the side of Wal-Mart that has things like plastic containers and tubs, deli cups, pet supplies etc... I just go to the food area when my mother wants help or I want a Subway Sandwhich :banana: