Pregnancy and Pythons

most of what i hear from people getting rid of reptiles with new babies is all about salmonella..... I just calmly ask a few questions:
Do you wash your hands before eating?
After handling food?
After using the restroom?
Before handling the baby?

As long as you practice BASIC hygine, there's really no worries.

My main problem with all this type of thing, including with my grandkids, is people now a days are soooo worried about germs this and bacteria that, that parents are over protecting their kids. Not only can i see this pschologically hampering the child, but also possible medical problems when the child does come across something that their immune system should be able to handle, but can't because of over protective sterilization.

So, wash your hands, and lets your kids be kids!

Don

My ball pythons have yet to kill my 7 month old. Although, the cresties do look like they might escape and eat him any day...

Pregnancy hormones are no joke. My best advice to your friend would be to nod and smile and respond with, "yes dear." Let her calm down a bit and it should pass. Putting the snakes out of sight for a while might be a good idea. In my first trimester, I cried for like a hour because I spilled water on the floor. Also, doughnuts tend to be a good peace offering. ;)

Thanks guys :) I had a chat with him, and said about the hygiene thing. I think he's just gonna leave it for now, I've not heard back.

Anybody tells me to get rid of my snakes if I ever get pregnant can feel the wrath of my backhand :P I can already hear my Mum and Nan nagging me now...

I also have a pregnant girlfriend, she also changed some opinions regarding my BP's.
Mainly the fact that there is a chance of some snakes not accepting frozen mice and therefor I cannot expand :mad:

My experience is that when their mind is set you can better leave it alone unless you want to have problems at home :rage:

My plan is to get back on the subject when the hormone levels get back to "normal". :P
Because I AM getting my collection so I can become a breeder, even if I need to create a place for my snakes somewhere else then my own home.

So basically never give up your own point of view, but know when to fight your battles!

Boy am I happy my mother didn't say anything about me having reptiles when I was pregnant.. I would have laughed at her.

There are many many reptile enthusiasts who have new (human) babies while carrying on their passion of keeping/breeding snakes.

I see the announcements and photos of these new babies on FB all the time. Posted by reptile people. Your friends GF is being ridiculous.

I have a friend right now who is due in a few weeks. She and her husband have some pretty big reptiles including a monitor I wouldn't let near a baby. It's called responsibility. Their pets are their family too..

In my opinion, you are not a good and responsible pet owner if you are willing to just "get rid" of certain pets just because you're pregnant.. That's pure ignorance in both definitions of the word. To say you care about your pets and then be so carefree about getting of them just because you're having a baby is wrong. It's not like they're losing their house, or living somewhere they're not allowed, or some other completely unavoidable reason.

To a person like that I say they should not ever have pets. "They" being generalized.


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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

In my opinion, you are not a good and responsible pet owner if you are willing to just "get rid" of certain pets just because you're pregnant.. That's pure ignorance in both definitions of the word. To say you care about your pets and then be so carefree about getting of them just because you're having a baby is wrong. It's not like they're losing their house, or living somewhere they're not allowed, or some other completely unavoidable reason.

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x2, I don't understand how people are able to do that after pouring so much care into their pets. It's different if the kid develops a severe allergy to what you're keeping or the pet reacts badly to the idea of sharing its space with a baby, but to get rid of the animal just because you're pregnant?

my son is 8 now and hes been around snakes sence he could walk at 1....hes still alive obiviously...and my daughter is 19 months now..and iv had punisher for 2 months..and she holds him and lets him slither over her...oh and she is still alive...

GAHHH.

Spoke to him again...she and her family have also told him he CANNOT go to uni and must provide for this child which might not be his!?!?!?

I think I'll just stay out of this one...because he's put a deposit down on a beautiful male pinstripe...I'm just waiting for her to blast her feelings about the man and snake in question.

:no: People are annoying sometimes.

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she and her family have also told him he CANNOT go to uni and must provide for this child which might not be his!?!?!?

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Your friend needs to go on holiday for a while...Greece is nice in the spring, and dirt cheap these days...;)

There are doubts it might not be his?? I hope he gets a paternity test!
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