Hi there!

Hi there! My name's Abby, I'm 18 and I'm from Ohio. I've always had a real passion for animals, my main focus being birds/parrots, but recently I've really been getting into reptiles. They are really beautiful and unique creatures. I even worked at a reptile breeding facility for a while (Reptiles by Mack) but that unfortunately didn't work out. I've joined this forum to learn more about them and interact with other reptile lovers. I've found forums in the past to be very useful (not to mention fun!) and am hoping I'll find the same here. I currently own one bearded dragon baby, her name is Lily (pictured below), and if all works out, I will be receiving my hatchling ball python and leopard gecko in the mail tomorrow! :) I'm super excited! Thanks for reading, I can't wait to dive into some discussions.

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welcome to the jungle

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

welcome to the jungle

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Thanks! :)

Welcome! Are your Ball and Leopard morphs?

Welcome :)

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Originally Posted by treeboa

Welcome! Are your Ball and Leopard morphs?

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Hi and thanks! :) No, they aren't, they are just normals, if that's what you mean. I didn't want to blow my money on expensive morphs just because I wanted to make sure I had enough for everything else I needed for them. I'm very new to all of this so I'm being cautious. Besides, I still find the normal leopards and ball pythons to be stunning creatures!

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Originally Posted by Jay2322

Welcome :)

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Thank you. :D

Yeah, me too! I'll always have some normal BPs in my collection. When I got back into Leopards recently I got a pair of normals. Even with all the morphs out there they are still my favorite!:)

Welcome to the forum and to the reptile section of the life :P.

It's all very nice, and I want to get a Leopard Gecko one day maybe, but it'll have to be a RAPTOR and I want 100% ruby eyes.

Welcome darlin!

:welcome: to BP.net!

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

welcome to the jungle

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...We've got fun 'n' games
We got everything you want
Honey, we know the names
We are the people that can find
Whatever you may need
If you got the money, honey
We got your disease...

Welcome! :D

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Originally Posted by Pyrate81

...We've got fun 'n' games
We got everything you want
Honey, we know the names
We are the people that can find
Whatever you may need
If you got the money, honey
We got your disease...

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Get out of my head you marauder!

Would you like to Break on Through to the Other Side of the Hyacinth House and see the Crystal Ship that i keep in my Soul Kitchen?

Hey thanks everyone! Really appreciate the welcomes. :D

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Get out of my head you marauder!

Would you like to Break on Through to the Other Side of the Hyacinth House and see the Crystal Ship that i keep in my Soul Kitchen?

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haha!

I want to tell Mama, I'm comin' home Over the Mountain on Mr. Crowley's Crazy Train and on the way I'm gonna share some Sweet Leaf and Bark at the Moon.



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:welcome: Abby. :D

Oh I forgot to mention,I have a bird too. He sure keeps things interesting lol.

welcome .. fyi bp's get addicting ... i miss my leos .. i got a pic of my old female on the wall im lookin at ... i think im gonna get back into them ..
thanks for reminding me

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Oh I forgot to mention,I have a bird too. He sure keeps things interesting lol.

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What kind? :)

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welcome .. fyi bp's get addicting ... i miss my leos .. i got a pic of my old female on the wall im lookin at ... i think im gonna get back into them ..
thanks for reminding me

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Hehe thanks, and no problem!

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What kind? :)

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Blue fronted amazon. His name is Skittles. :) He thinks he is master of all he sees lol.

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Very pretty. Amazon's are cool.

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Blue fronted amazon. His name is Skittles. :) He thinks he is master of all he sees lol.

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Very nice! I have dealt with amazons before, but they aren't my favorite. Have you had any other birds?

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Very pretty. Amazon's are cool.

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Thanks :)

Abigail,I've had experience with other birds but Skittles is the only one I own myself. I kept my aunt in laws Moluccan Cockatoo for almost 2 years while she under went breast cancer treatments. He's an awesome bird but OMG loud. When he wanted something everyone knew it lol. He's back at home with his mommy now. She also has a sun conure now that I adore. I go play with him every chance I get.

I agree amazons aren't for everyone but for me he's perfect. He likes spending time cuddling with me when he's in the mood but most of the time as long as he has toys and treats he's happy to just be in the same room with me so we can talk back and forth lol.

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Abigail,I've had experience with other birds but Skittles is the only one I own myself. I kept my aunt in laws Moluccan Cockatoo for almost 2 years while she under went breast cancer treatments. He's an awesome bird but OMG loud. When he wanted something everyone knew it lol. He's back at home with his mommy now. She also has a sun conure now that I adore. I go play with him every chance I get.

I agree amazons aren't for everyone but for me he's perfect. He likes spending time cuddling with me when he's in the mood but most of the time as long as he has toys and treats he's happy to just be in the same room with me so we can talk back and forth lol.

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That's wonderful. I absolutely love birds. :) I actually worked at a family-owned bird store. I loved it there. www.sugarcreekbirdfarm.com

Looks like a great place to work! Thanks for the website, They have some really nice foraging toys on there I might have to order for Skittles. Good prices too. I shouldn't have looked at it though. I took a peek at their "available" birds and saw Ruby the Eclectus. If I was ever going to get another bird a female Eclectus is at the top of my list. Someday :D

Haha they are truly a wonderful place to go. I just rehomed my cockatoo, I think I am going to hold off on any additional birds right now. I currently have a flock of zebra finches, a green cheek conure and a budgie. I want to focus on reptiles for now, stick with smaller birds but then save money along the way so I can eventually get myself a macaw.

I love green cheek conures. They are such cute funny birds. I love macaws too. I'm just not sure I could handle one. I did get to hold a hyacinth macaw one time. It was amazing. If I ever did get one for myself it would probably be a blue and gold.

I think you'll enjoy the reptiles. Once you get them set up right they are pretty easy to maintain.