Who are your herp buddies?

My husband, certainly, although I don't think I'm quite as obsessed as Smulkin is (too many other practical things for a mom to think about). Our 13 year old shares our enthusiasm, and to a lesser degree, our 12 year old. The 14 year old cares about nothing except music and cars. No one else I know really understands, except maybe the girls at the local pet store.

My wife enjoys the herps as well. She encouraged me to buy my first ball python, and when I bought Dixie back in March, it was almost a toss-up whether Dixie was going to be my snake or her snake. She enjoys handling the snakes, but her primary interest is in the bearded dragons.

I have a co-worker that's something of the resident expert. He has a degree in biology, and has kept all kinds of snakes before. He's always ready for a friendly discussion about snakes.

Well, my husband and I of course as we are equal partners in the rescue. Our son, but of course he is five and kind of "has" to be into it. He does enjoy learning thou.
My family inquires of our adventures time and again, and my best friend owns reptilecare.com
And then of course the forums.
Thanks
Rusty

My kids love them like I do and are eager to get more, so I have kind of a built-in herp club. LOL I have one friend and one cousin who both like ball pythons specifically and have or have had one, but they just like them as pets, not as a hobby or a part of something larger. Otherwise, it's just y'all. :)

Most of the people I talk to about herps in the real world find it kinda silly that i am so enthusiastic & crazy about them. It is like the think you should only be bonkers & in love with furry, fuzzy, "cute" animals.

So yeah, my herp buddies are all online & mostly from this forum. Tigergenesis, you will always hold a special place in my herp friend's heart because you were the first one to really take me under your wing & you helped me the most when i needed it the most, in the very early beginning.

Some of you I have gotten to know better than others. Will, Jason (who i brought to the forums thank you very much! haha) & more recently MJ come to mind. I miss Randy Plank too! But yeah, you guys & gals are the only ones that i can REALLY talk to about herps.

Nanci is gettin much better though, I have to say. She has taken a very strong interest in Hissy & is always helpin me keep her tank where it needs to be when i am at work & stuff like that. I will keep workin on her & we will see what happens!

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Most of the people I talk to about herps in the real world find it kinda silly that i am so enthusiastic & crazy about them. It is like the think you should only be bonkers & in love with furry, fuzzy, "cute" animals.

So yeah, my herp buddies are all online & mostly from this forum. Tigergenesis, you will always hold a special place in my herp friend's heart because you were the first one to really take me under your wing & you helped me the most when i needed it the most, in the very early beginning.

Some of you I have gotten to know better than others. Will, Jason (who i brought to the forums thank you very much! haha) & more recently MJ come to mind. I miss Randy Plank too! But yeah, you guys & gals are the only ones that i can REALLY talk to about herps.

Nanci is gettin much better though, I have to say. She has taken a very strong interest in Hissy & is always helpin me keep her tank where it needs to be when i am at work & stuff like that. I will keep workin on her & we will see what happens!

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Thank you sooo much - that was very sweet of you to say. :oops: I try to get as many people over to this forum as I can and am glad when they do join up. I'm so glad Hissy is coming along, and I bet/hope one day soon Nanci will come to you and say "Let's get another snake"!

Thanks again,
Tiger

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Our 13 year old shares our enthusiasm, and to a lesser degree, our 12 year old. The 14 year old cares about nothing except music and cars

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i would be your kid anyday, haha, you have SOO many cool snakes, your kids are lucky to have a mom who likes snakes as much as you do

Thanks, Brandon! I think our 12 and 13 year olds appreciate that Smulkin and I are so into herps, but our 14 year old thinks we should be spending all our money on drum sets, bass guitars, amps, (all of which he has) and tricked-out stuff for what will be his car in about a year.