Reptiles Anonymous

Ill join RA also:snake:

i used to have may snakes back in high school. A BP, red tail, Burmese, Cali kings, and a gecko. My wife said we could never have snakes because they are "disgusting". We all ready have a mini schnauzer named Bailey.

it all started a year ago. My wife saw the 100+ lb sulcata tortoise at my kids school. It is a mascot that goes where it pleases throughout the day. My wife had to have one. Picked one up named Ellie. She is probably 10 lbs or so.

just before Christmas this year my wife said we should get a lizard. I said, "why not a snake, it is just a lizard with no legs". :D Unbelievably, she said ok! I decided to get a BP because I had one before and it had a great temperament. I had no idea about morphs until I found a local breeder and surprisingly my wife fell in love with a firefly male so we picked him up. We named him Crankie Frankie because of how pissy he was the first week at home. He is now puppy dog tame and the wife and kids love to handle him daily!

we went to repticon a few weeks back and my 9 year old daughter made friends with a breeder at the show. I was surprised at how interested she was in genetics and breeding. After learning we could make white snakes by breeding our firefly to a fire, she had to have the fire female they were selling. She had saved some money so we let her buy the fire! My daughter named that one Dottie...

now we have plans to breed and my wife wants a cinnamon butter to breed to the firefly also. I am wanting a pied, just because, and we have even talked about buying a pair of adults so we can start breeding even sooner, lol:D

oh, I can't forget to mention the bearded dragon my wife bought this past saturday. It is a cool addition and really loves to be handled. She named it Ziggy...

it is amazing how things have changed in the past month as far as my wife's attitude toward snakes. Next is a sugar glider... I think we are going to start charging admission into our zoo.

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Originally Posted by Darkbird

This started for me a long time ago, like 20ish years. My collection has varied in that time, going from a couple dozen animals down to one boa a few years ago when I was driving truck otr. Then we went to florida in 2010, and while marveling at the number of herps I could find simply running around outside the rented condo, we went somewhere for food and I saw something I hadn't seen before. It was a shop completely devoted to reptiles, something unheard of in my area. It was actually Ben Seigal reptiles, and that place along with one other really jumpstarted my addiction again. I got one ball python and a few other thing and hauled them all back to Michigan. Then I found a local expo, and things got rapidly worse. Came home with something almost every month. Then in 2012 I thought "Breeding bps sounds like fun and it'll be a good way to get some of the morphs I want but can't afford." Now I have 32 bp's, 3 boas, a blood, and a whole pile of lizards and turtles. And I just started my first year breeding. So if you go a little nuts just enjoy it like I do and know your certainly not alone.

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Ben Seigals store is right next to my dads house in Deerfield

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Originally Posted by Craigaria

Ill join RA also:snake:

i used to have may snakes back in high school. A BP, red tail, Burmese, Cali kings, and a gecko. My wife said we could never have snakes because they are "disgusting". We all ready have a mini schnauzer named Bailey.

it all started a year ago. My wife saw the 100+ lb sulcata tortoise at my kids school. It is a mascot that goes where it pleases throughout the day. My wife had to have one. Picked one up named Ellie. She is probably 10 lbs or so.

just before Christmas this year my wife said we should get a lizard. I said, "why not a snake, it is just a lizard with no legs". :D Unbelievably, she said ok! I decided to get a BP because I had one before and it had a great temperament. I had no idea about morphs until I found a local breeder and surprisingly my wife fell in love with a firefly male so we picked him up. We named him Crankie Frankie because of how pissy he was the first week at home. He is now puppy dog tame and the wife and kids love to handle him daily!

we went to repticon a few weeks back and my 9 year old daughter made friends with a breeder at the show. I was surprised at how interested she was in genetics and breeding. After learning we could make white snakes by breeding our firefly to a fire, she had to have the fire female they were selling. She had saved some money so we let her buy the fire! My daughter named that one Dottie...

now we have plans to breed and my wife wants a cinnamon butter to breed to the firefly also. I am wanting a pied, just because, and we have even talked about buying a pair of adults so we can start breeding even sooner, lol:D

oh, I can't forget to mention the bearded dragon my wife bought this past saturday. It is a cool addition and really loves to be handled. She named it Ziggy...

it is amazing how things have changed in the past month as far as my wife's attitude toward snakes. Next is a sugar glider... I think we are going to start charging admission into our zoo.

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So happy your wife allowed the snakes back !!!

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Originally Posted by ZacharyPoller

I think I'm going also in Baltimore right? Going to be a nice little drive from Nj

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Yes sir! Charm City! My morph wishlist is up to 5 right now. We'll see how many I can slide by him.

My hubby said no more after I got my second BP. He's a 1 1/2 yr old YB. I also have a 4 yr old female normal. I am looking at getting a few more. A pastel boy and a cinnamon girl. They are amazing animals. I would like to try and breed my normal to my YB and keep a yb girl next year. He's still in semi quarantine. I am afraid that while he's gone for work I will be getting those 2. I am addicted to their personalities, and ease of care, at least compared to my dog and cat and boys lol.

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Originally Posted by Phantomtip

I am addicted to their personalities, and ease of care, at least compared to my dog and cat and boys lol.

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This is no joke. I spend less time taking care of the herps than what it takes to care for my 5 dogs. Wife and kid help with the dogs though.

I won't join because I don't want to be cured. :P I'm trying to save up for a motorcycle right now but I can't help it, I keep searching fauna and breeder websites. What if I miss a good deal? What if there's a snake that I can't click away from?

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Originally Posted by Marrissa

I won't join because I don't want to be cured. :P I'm trying to save up for a motorcycle right now but I can't help it, I keep searching fauna and breeder websites. What if I miss a good deal? What if there's a snake that I can't click away from?

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No no, in our case support group means we say things like "Cool, nice pickup." when you show us a pic of your new snake. Your thinking of one of those "other" groups.:D

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Originally Posted by Marrissa

I won't join because I don't want to be cured. :P I'm trying to save up for a motorcycle right now but I can't help it, I keep searching fauna and breeder websites. What if I miss a good deal? What if there's a snake that I can't click away from?

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Here at this group we encourage this addiction , we aren't here to tell you to fix your problem to us it's not a problem it's a lifestyle


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Originally Posted by blackfish707

Yes sir! Charm City! My morph wishlist is up to 5 right now. We'll see how many I can slide by him.

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Awesome well if I'm going 100% ill let you know and we can meet up and ill see if anyone else is going too!! we can have like a BP meet up