How long did you have your first before you got another?

I just got my first one last week but I've wanted to have one for years (Mom never allowed me to own one though). Even though we just got her (Normal BP) my husband is already wanting to get a boa and maybe his own BP and mentioning things like breeding. ...I think I know where this is heading... LOL

Typical story: Always loved animals as a kid, but only had fuzzies. Got my first snake (red checkered garter) when I was a whopping 19 or 20. Had several lizards and a tortoise while married, but now ex did not like snakes much. Got divorced and found my beloved current "husband" and although he doesn't love snakes, he likes them and understands my love of them.

I got my first ball python as a trade, back in 06 I believe. But I'd loved them for years. :) She was going to be it, but then fate stepped in and I was (literally) handed my second - my sweet SunSpot, the rescued pastel. Having a male and female, of course, made me start thinking about breeding for my favorite morphs - the Bumblebee and the Albino Spider. :D

Before the stupid recession, I had 10 BP, 5 corns and 1 MBK. Then *WHAM*, everything hit the fan and I am now left with only 1 corn snake (his ironically) and 1 ball python, SunSpot.
Even though I really DO have total control over how many snakes I get (seriously), I decided against breeding and will instead save up to buy or rescue the 3 other ball pythons I want - a high gold/high white spider, an albino, and a bumblebee. :) I intend to keep SunSpot his whole life.

Haha, I bought my first 2 snakes at the same time (August 2010), so I never had just the one :rofl: Couldn't just pick one morph! But my first snakes since then are a female fire and a WT that will be coming in the mail next month. I had wanted snakes since I was a sophomore in high school, but my mother never allowed caged animals and the house I moved into after I graduated didn't allow snakes. In hindsight it was actually a good thing, I researched ball python care and genetics (mostly the latter xD) non stop for six years

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Originally Posted by LGray23

I have always love reptiles and wanted one for a long time, but in high school my parents wouldn't let me. I got pregnant and married very young and my ex husband was a controlling...er...guy...and wouldn't let me get one. I finally realized Jan of this year that I have nothing holding me back from getting one. I came home with my little Julius in Jan, I now have 8 ball pythons, 1 boa, 1 rat, 2 hermit crabs, and 1 tarantula (a.versi) lol. It's an addiction for sure. I remember telling my co-workers "I only want one!" hahahaha

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just noticed the names of all your snakes in your sig...very creative


bought a normal male last year with plans to only have one as a pet. a month later I went to a show and saw a spider ball and had to have it. I had a friend with me at the show that was looking for a normal, so I told her she could have mine because I was buying the spider. it's been a year now with no purchases...but I am picking up a lesser and a pastel at a show tomorrow. not planning on stopping there

My first one was a pet store purchase. I had her about 4 months before I got my second. I only had my second about 2-3 weeks before I ordered my 3rd,4th and 5th. I now have 16 ball pythons, 4 boas, 8 geckos and I'm caring for 2 rat snakes for my sister and a pacman frog for my herp society. I find it hard to imagine that just 10 months ago I only had one snake. :P

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Originally Posted by LGray23

I have always love reptiles and wanted one for a long time, but in high school my parents wouldn't let me. I got pregnant and married very young and my ex husband was a controlling...er...guy...and wouldn't let me get one. I finally realized Jan of this year that I have nothing holding me back from getting one. I came home with my little Julius in Jan, I now have 8 ball pythons, 1 boa, 1 rat, 2 hermit crabs, and 1 tarantula (a.versi) lol. It's an addiction for sure. I remember telling my co-workers "I only want one!" hahahaha

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Is that rat you named Lucky because he didn't make the cut as pet food therefor making him lucky... Those are funny I love the Lucille Ball too that one fit right in. :rolleye2:

I got my little Pakul( Male Normal) From Petsmart last feb. I fell in love immediately and he's been my pride and joy ever since. It wasnt until I started looking at morphs that I really wanted another one, and not until I entertained the thought of breeding that I really decided I was going to get one. We decided to nab ourselves a female spider once we find one we fall in love with = p it hant happened yet, but im hoping really soon.

Wife bought the daughter one in 2007. I actually had a phobia of snakes. Took 3-4 months before I even touched it. About a month after that I was handling it regularly. Dropped $1800 on a female bee, $400 on a male pastel Het for albino, and $900 on a female albino all in the first month of 2008. About $20,000 later now we have a sizeable collection and a little of this and a little of that. Between hold backs and the like we are probably close to $34,000 in value of animals.

I picked up by first snake in March 2011 when I came home from overseas, and he is a Ghost. Now, six months later, I picked up a hatchling female bumblebee, and am already planning the next two. I'm going to try and find a 2010 female pied soon, and then try to test my patience with four genes.

Then of course, I'm looking into boas.

My girlfriend may be right, I'm going to end up with a zoo (considering lizards and turtles, haha)

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Originally Posted by Slashmaster

About a month... I got my first normal ball python as a pet, but fell in love with an albino the store got in later, had to get it. It was my dream snake. Now my dream snake is an Albino Clown Piebald. (Got the ingredients for it, two female albinos, a male piebald, and a male clown... but it's a 12 year project! XD)

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Sorry not that clued up on morphs and breeding, is an Albino Clown Piebald possible? Ive never seen a picture of one.